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michaelcurzi comments on What happens when your beliefs fully propagate - Less Wrong Discussion

20 Post author: Alexei 14 February 2012 07:53AM

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Comment author: michaelcurzi 15 February 2012 05:17:51PM *  3 points [-]

Why are you even thinking about this question?

Because even if we don't have the strength or desire to willingly renounce all selfishness, we recognize that better versions of ourselves would do so, and that perhaps there's a good way to make some lifestyle changes that look like personal sacrifices but are actually net positive (and even more so when we nurture our sense of altruism)?