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Re:Altruism under stress: cortisol negatively predicts chari... by tartoran on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @10:28AM (#30842981)
Empathy is great for the society, a burden for the individual. Very empathetic people have a hard time minding their own path in life for they get caught in the suffering of others. Regardless of setbacks and disilussionments, empathetic people feel good when helping others.
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Re:Altruism under stress: cortisol negatively predicts chari... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @10:39AM (#30843132)
> Empathy is great for the society, a burden for the individual.

But society is good for the individual, so supporting that society that supports them is mutually beneficial.

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Re:Altruism under stress: cortisol negatively predicts chari... by allmodelsRwrong on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @11:03AM (#30843497)
This chain of comments reminds of what I read in a paper regarding multilevel group selection, namely: "Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups". Though there is a bit of controversy around that if I remember correctly.
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