Thread: Altruism?
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Old 12-12-2002, 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by Optimist Prime

You are in highschool with group of your friends. One goes up to some one and asks him to buy the beer. He took a risk for the group, that is altruism. The guys that carried the beer in their cars to beach week were altruistic. If they were stopped they were screwed.
But the people who asked or drove will also reap the benefits and enjoyment of drinking the beer with their friends. So it's a sacrifice, but they also get the payoff in the end.
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