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Originally Posted by Refl3x
Arguably it is impossible to be totally altruistic because by paying somone a compliment and not expecting anything back or having an interest in getting anything- you are still walking away with the feel good factor inside of what you ahve done...so again arguably you ahve just given her that compliment to make yourself feel good.
-Selfish
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Ahh but that's not expecting anything back from the other person. That's merely making yourself feel good having made someone else feel good(preferably).
The fact that all acts we do are motivated by the self and positive emotional feedback we receive from it doesn't make those acts a bad thing either, I wouldn't even say they're selfish. Yes you get a good feeling out of something but that doesn't mean you acted in your own best interests.