>>30496708>when extended to people who don't share your empathy or ways of thinkingI disagree, take the example of a hardliner republican/democrat being altruistic to a hardliner democratic/republican. We live in a nation where this happens every day except we usually never inquire into their manner of thinking or path of empathy.
I think I better extension would be "when extended to people who don't reciprocate your empathy by either returning the favor when needed or actively contributing to the community at large".
The main reason altruism has worked for us is that once a tit for tat exchange has been firmly established, there's a ad-hoc insurance mechanism built in that you will be helped, so long as you help others.
fuck me this is a goddamn pokemon board why the fuck am I even posting this? 