Have you ever experienced, or carried out, an act of altruism to a stranger?
I used to buy and give away games on Steam.
>>17108062
I've volunteered at my local soup kitchen before albeit somewhat unwillingly.
Very rewarding in the end imo.
>>17108062
i have bought homeless people food a few times.
Maybe? Kind of?
I always hold open doors for others
I've helped random strangers carry heavy things to their car
I've helped people cross the street
I've doubled back because I was undercharged and didn't want someone to get it taken out of their paycheck
I pay compliments to strangers just because sometimes I know, a kind word can make all the difference on a shitty day.
So maybe that's altruistic? But the thing is, in a way I question that, because ultimately, I do all of that kind of stuff because it makes me feel good about myself. It fits the idealize image of the self of who I want and strive to be.
And It's not even that I think it makes me feel like I'm a better person than anyone who doesn't do that, it's that it makes me feel like I'm living up to the kind of person I want to be.
So in a sense, it's almost like the purest and most concentrated form of self-interest that exist...
So is that altruism at that point? *shrug*
I hung out with a homeless dude when I was in Seattle.
I bought him a sandwich and he taught me about being homeless in a northern US city during the winter.
Brought lunch to a homeless guy near my uni every school day for 4 years.
He died 3 weeks ago.
>>17108062
Yes. But every story someone tells you might have secret intentions to the altruistic act, so basically you will only know when you did smth truly altruistic.
>>17108088
;_;
>>17108191
Wrong post or wrong word....
al·tru·ism
ˈaltro͞oˌizəm/Submit
noun
the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
"some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of altruism"
ZOOLOGY
behavior of an animal that benefits another at its own expense.
hmm i paid for a taxi last night cause the bus didnt come and downtown is sketchy af
there were 3 of us. a 7/10 girl, an old lady and me, the girl didnt trust me at all when i suggested the taxi idea, i dont blame her
>>17108062
>bring home leftovers from restaurant
>find homeless person sleeping on my way home
>decide to just quietly put it down so he has a nice breakfast in the morning
>hear someone say 'i saw that' behind me
>turn around
>creepy old dude riding his bike at fucking 2 in the morning
>i hold my finger up to my lip with a 'shhh' guesture'
>he laughs and rides off
When I was 16 a man held me down outside a party, intending to rape me. I bit him and screamed and this scrawny looking stoner runs over and beats his ass. I'm 22 now and I saw my hero at a party two weeks ago and I got the chance to thank him
>>17108258
That was pretty nice of you. Old dude was probably trying to say you're nice.
>>17108268
Did he even remember that night?
I give to the homeless every other week
I've done stuff but nothing gigantic
>volunteer work
>donating blood
>listed as organ donor on driver's license
>helped an old guy who had gotten confused and wandered out of the local nursing home at 5am on a chilly damp morning
I have had a lot of kindnesses done for me too
>someone gave me a ride when my car broke down in the snow
>was waiting at an airport by myself on a layover and a nice older lady bought me a sandwich
>people putting up with my crazy shit and being polite when they could have just told me to fuck off - I was going through some shit and I'm glad they were patient, have always appreciated when people do that and I try to pay it forward when I see someone having a bad day/week/year
