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comment by mbalex
mbalex  ·  2989 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Can we love others without loving ourselves?

I'm not necessarily saying people help others for the sole purpose of feeling good, but it's definitely a result and may even be a subconscious driving factor.





user-inactivated  ·  2989 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    but it's definitely a result and may even be a subconscious driving factor.

It is and it is. There's nothing wrong with enjoying a good thing. You can make a good thing - an axe, a computer program or a good joke - and enjoy its existence. How is helping others different?