Matt "msw" Wilson

@adamjcook@mastodon.social @jiva@devoe.social @mrzaius@hachyderm.io @uliwitness@chaos.social ah, I see. I'm not used to seeing "cynical" as the contrast against "altruism". I am skeptical that altruism exists in humanity (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/altruism/) and it's _definitely_ not how corporations operating in a capitalist system tend to operate. I think that "enlightened self-interest" is generally more reliable behavior to expect than altruism. But I wouldn't call that cynicism. Just reality (based on my personal, biased, flawed perspective).

@adamjcook@mastodon.social @jiva@devoe.social @mrzaius@hachyderm.io @uliwitness@chaos.social why "cynical"?

@stargirl@hachyderm.io an aside, on "volunteering" .. I ran across a piece that @webmink@meshed.cloud has cooking. I'm more familiar with the ASF philosophy and practice, and what he's written rings true for me. Curious if any of it rings true for PSF folk. https://the.webm.ink/on-volunteering

@yacc143@mastodon.social @adamjcook@mastodon.social @jiva@devoe.social @mrzaius@hachyderm.io @uliwitness@chaos.social I don't think anyone said that the charities were irrelevant.