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   Rajeev Kumar (drupler@bihar.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 17:14:10 JST Rajeev Kumar

   Just because someone is good at hiding doesn't mean their intentions are selfless. Sometimes, the best disguises conceal the deepest selfish motives.

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     Tokyo Outsider (337ppm) (tokyo_0@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 17:14:06 JST Tokyo Outsider (337ppm)

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     @drupler You mean hiding their intentions?

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     Tokyo Outsider (337ppm) (tokyo_0@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 18:32:00 JST Tokyo Outsider (337ppm)

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     @drupler It's pretty tough to find genuinely selfless behaviour. If you look close enough, even people who are giving while not appearing to receive in return are getting something out of it—some part of their identity, some association they wouldn't have otherwise etc. Selflessness is a good thing to aspire to, but a hard thing for anyone to achieve.

     If people are just straight up lying that's of course quite different.

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     Rajeev Kumar (drupler@bihar.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 18:32:02 JST Rajeev Kumar

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     • Tokyo Outsider (337ppm)

     @tokyo_0 Yes. Some people keep saying that they are doing something to help people without and it's selfless. But it's never true.

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     Tokyo Outsider (337ppm) (tokyo_0@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 19:13:20 JST Tokyo Outsider (337ppm)

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     @drupler Heheh that's very interesting—I'll make a note of it, thanks! 🧡

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     Rajeev Kumar (drupler@bihar.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 19:13:21 JST Rajeev Kumar

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     • Tokyo Outsider (337ppm)

     @tokyo_0 Exactly. There is a saying in Hindi "parmarth duniya ka sabse bada swarth hai".

     Meaning, doing religious charities or alms is the highest form of selfishness.