@eshear common definitions of altruism use the word "selfless" as opposed to selfish behavior- and in conventional use ppl look for benefit to self as disqualifying an action from being altruistic. what definition do you use?
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Reply · Dec 7, 2023@plains_wraith @LastNPCAlex and punishing antisocial behavior even at some cost to yourself is altruistic actuallyReply · Dec 17, 2023@IterIntellectus as i said, it's not altruism, it's when you can no longer see a difference between themTweet · Sep 17, 2023affective empathy makes it tough to distinguish selfishness from altruism...Reply · Nov 16, 2023@IvyAstrix would you prefer if all altruism was emotionally neutral to negative?