{"id":152900,"date":"2019-07-07T17:45:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T00:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=152900"},"modified":"2019-07-07T17:52:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T00:52:46","slug":"extreme-selfishness-x-extreme-altruism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/07\/extreme-selfishness-x-extreme-altruism\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Selfishness x Extreme Altruism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if in order to maximize your altruism and impact on humankind, being extremely selfish were a pre-requisite?\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1573\" data-attachment-id=\"152898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/50abad3a-2d4b-4240-bc75-7bddd9d14e7a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A.jpeg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1562521157&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0014306151645207&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A.jpeg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A-1500x2000.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A.jpeg?resize=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A.jpeg?resize=1000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A.jpeg?resize=500%2C667&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A.jpeg?resize=690%2C920&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/50ABAD3A-2D4B-4240-BC75-7BDDD9D14E7A.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Andrew Carnegie and his libraries still exist. Many governmental grant agencies exist because of extremely wealthy individuals and entrepreneurs in America. The impact of Bill-Melinda gates foundation (two good friends I met in college both got a full ride to UCLA via BM gates scholarship). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps if we desire to make a greater impact on society, focusing on getting rich (in order to share your wealth with others) may be the more effective option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help the poor if I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m one of them. Get rich then give back, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the win-win.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><cite>JAY Z<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First prioritize yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you really want to help others, you must prioritize yourself, your own needs, and your own demands. No middle-road. 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