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@AlexanderKingsbury @gimulnautti There is a diagnosis in psychiatry called #AltruisticNarcissism or #CommunalNarcissism Many #Libertarians and people in the #HelpingProfessions (Firemen, EMTs, Doctors, Nurses, Pastors) could be diagnosed as this. They don't help because they are #Altruistic. They help because they get positive attention. It's a cover for their #Selfishness.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissi
youtu.be/uZFQiz8bOTI?feature=s

en.wikipedia.orgNarcissistic personality disorder - Wikipedia

#Power debate

Is it a tangible ability, or contextual and embedded in relations that help individuals or groups achieve objectives?

Is power always #egoistic even when apparently #altruistic?

The use of power is #evil if it leads to #violence, discrimination, exploitation, suffering, oppression, #harm, or injury to others, undermines the dignity and #welfare of individuals, as the negative consequences outweigh any potential benefits of the #greatest #overall #good.

@philosophy @education

“That’s between Ari & me,” said Jin on return to the office.
The manager called Jin.
“I’m going to be #altruistic about this. You transfer on Monday.”
“Thank you,” said Jin.
“There’s 1 thing you need to finish.”
A week’s work in 3 days. Jin smiled to cover his gulp. #vss365

‘The Gosling Effect’ isn’t about Ryan, the Canadian actor.

It’s about the power of altruism, and the impact of Kevin Gosling, an ordinary Canadian who made a decision to make an anonymous donation of a part of his liver. His persistence changed the health care system and the way unrelated organ donors are viewed.

He is however an uncle to Ryan, in the very large Gosling extended family.

A comprehensive feature from The Ottawa Citizen reports on the transformative impact of Kevin Gosling and the others donors for whom he cleared the path.

‘A total of 2,936 organ transplants were performed in Canada in 2022. Eighty per cent of those transplants used deceased donor organs and 20 per cent used living donor organs. Fifty-two per cent of those living donors were related to the recipient. Forty-eight per cent were unrelated. . .

. . . And yet, outside of Canada, there is still a lack of understanding of how someone can be willing to give part of their organ to a complete stranger.

Dr. Nazia Selzner, who is the medical director of the live donor liver transplantation program at UHN, said she is frequently asked when he travels the world: “What is wrong with these people that they want to help someone else and go through a major surgery?”’

ottawacitizen.com/feature/the-

Ottawa Citizen · The Gosling Effect: How one man (and his liver) forever changed Canadian health careBy Elizabeth Payne