On being selfish..

 

Zero expectations

Giving of yourself

In volunteering, should one have zero expectations in getting something in return (materially/financially) or is there something else to it. That is, what are your motives for volunteering? Do you seem the action of volunteering as a means to an ends? Do you volunteer because you want to or see it as the right thing to do? Something else? Social network? Is knowing that it can change me for the better a good selfish desire?

Why should I do something?

What is in it for me?

Why should I care?

What motivates you to action?

Wanting to be better... 

I'm conflicted on this as i think on it... We as humans are a self centered species.. but i think that's primarily due to mechanisms inherent in the evolutionary 🧬system. See Richard Dawkins book The Selfish Gene, watch some Stanford Prof Robert Sapolsky videos, esp his lectures about evolutionary behavior biology.

Even so it's through my education and experiences i feel i see something of a decent enough big picture of reality that I'm know capable of attempting a reasoned explanation. Knowing what i know... We work together better... But not if there isn't one accord in that goal.

Evolution is chaos... And knowing what i know about Chaos Theory.. I have an observation of mine... That they are intertwined... Chaos is reality.. why we always will never have a Utopia.. i do think we are far closer to being in the Dystopian spectrum of the swing.. it's more than evident how fascist totalitarian capitalist entities have put a stranglehold on freedom around the world. Especially so called Democracies that dominate through militaristic means of keeping the world economy going in what is modern day slavery.. As long as humanity is not self enlightened - educated about the world around them, the science and history of the world - we'll continue down this path of "society of the week", empire of the epoch...  nothing lasts forver and to not see the change that always present..

Consumerism of the planet is pushing it into extinction for the masses of poor as global temps are ever increasing. We are kept ignorant on purpose, though a good part of it is we are a fucked up species mentally. The sheer number of psychological mental issues that are known and affect pretty much every one to some degree, coupled with physiological conditions, and.. well there's more there's so many more data points to connect to. But the the big 1 is Capitalism is killing us...as consumerism is the driving force. To save the planet.. we need to have a come to Jesus moment, colloquially speaking, with the whole planet. But you can't reason with crazy.

Actual scientific, epistemologically based reality. No punches pulled history of this planet and everything.

The world.. humanity needs a punctuated equilibrium moment in education and self awareness that statically speaking I don't ever see happening.

Humans forgot they are animals and think they are gods... Just look around. Save Earth!!