Extreme altruists are not unattractive due to moral goodness - Deepstash

Extreme altruists are not unattractive due to moral goodness

There are many people who have negative reactions towards extreme altruists - these are the people who donate organs to strangers and those who otherwise help others at a very significant cost to themselves.

However, we find extreme altruists unattractive because we feel like we may not be good enough in comparison to them. Therefore, it is an indictment of our own character.

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