Do you think putting yourself first is selfish?
Lately I've been thinking about what motivates me in life and contrary to what I've believed the entire time, it's not living in the service of others. Nothing motivates me more than doing things for myself (obviously not at the cost of others). But I don't want to live for other people, I want to live for myself. Sure, I'll help out people when I can but helping them is not my main motivation in life. However, I can't help but feel like a selfish asshole for being motivated by selfish desires.
P.S.: I'm not really considering kids in the equation, but I am considering other family.
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the main issue seems to be how this is handled which turns this into more of a debate Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled which explains why reactions are split That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage so the response doesn’t surprise me
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why opinions are all over the place We’ll see how people react over time.
Stepping back, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Time will tell.
To be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s what people are responding to Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
this comes across more reactive than planned
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that tension shows up immediately That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s just how it reads to me.
Looking at this, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s what people are responding to Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Real talk, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the impression it gives me.
At this point, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
Just reading this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s what makes this interesting.
Real talk, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s the part people are stuck on Interested to see the follow-up.
Putting bias aside, the wording alone shifts how people read this which explains why reactions are split Others will probably see it differently.
If we’re being honest, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From my side, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split That’s the impression it gives me.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s what people are responding to Curious how this plays out. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, the way this is presented changes how it lands
From where I sit, the direction makes sense but the details are messy We’ll see how people react over time.
On the surface, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s just how it reads to me.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s just my read on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Without overthinking it, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Curious how this plays out.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why opinions are all over the place Let’s see what happens next.
From a practical angle, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
If you zoom out, the timing matters more than people admit That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, this solves one problem while creating another Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which turns this into more of a debate Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Not gonna lie, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which explains why reactions are split
Bluntly speaking, this comes across more reactive than planned At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which explains why reactions are split Feels like there’s more coming here.
At this point, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which explains why reactions are split We’ll see how people react over time.
Trying to be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out.
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven
If we’re being honest, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart This could age very differently in a week.
At first glance, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that tension shows up immediately That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
Honestly, this depends heavily on what happens next which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just how it reads to me.
From my side, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where the disagreement starts
If you zoom out, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
I get the idea, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where it gets complicated Hard to say where this lands long term.
I get the idea, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why opinions are all over the place This could age very differently in a week.
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through
Looking at this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice so the response doesn’t surprise me This could age very differently in a week.
If we’re being honest, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
I get the idea, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back Others will probably see it differently.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up.
If you zoom out, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s the part people are stuck on This could age very differently in a week.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to That’s just how it reads to me.
this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where the disagreement starts Let’s see what happens next.
Putting bias aside, this depends heavily on what happens next so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. That’s the impression it gives me.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At first glance, this feels like a half-step, not a full move
this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s the key detail here. We’ll see how people react over time.
To be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here.
If you zoom out, this feels rushed rather than thought through Others will probably see it differently.
Honestly, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where people will push back This could age very differently in a week.
Honestly, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
To be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which turns this into more of a debate Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where it gets complicated Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s the impression it gives me.
At this point, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately That’s just my read on it.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.
Putting bias aside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which explains why reactions are split Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s the part people are stuck on Curious how this plays out.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why this is getting picked apart Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Just reading this, the wording alone shifts how people read this which explains why reactions are split That’s the key detail here. Time will tell.
I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart Interested to see the follow-up.
If we’re being honest, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which explains why reactions are split At least from my perspective.
Bluntly speaking, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which explains why reactions are split Time will tell.
Not gonna lie, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the key detail here. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like there’s more coming here.
At this point, this solves one problem while creating another At least from my perspective.
this comes across more reactive than planned Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.
Bluntly speaking, the follow-through is what will decide this and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next.
this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where the disagreement starts
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s just my read on it.
From a neutral view, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts
this solves one problem while creating another which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
To be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Just reading this, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Time will tell.
If you zoom out, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here We’ll see how people react over time. That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, the wording alone shifts how people read this so the response doesn’t surprise me Not convinced this is settled yet.
From a practical angle, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where people will push back That’s the impression it gives me.
Not gonna lie, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated
From my side, this depends heavily on what happens next which is why this is getting picked apart At least from my perspective.
Without overthinking it, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s what people are responding to Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
If you zoom out, the follow-through is what will decide this Interested to see the follow-up.
the timing matters more than people admit so the response doesn’t surprise me Not convinced this is settled yet.
Just reading this, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which explains why reactions are split
Real talk, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up. At least from my perspective.