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rot wrote (edited )
I'd like to add recognition to that list
edit: and control / power over environment/others.
supernice wrote
Self interest it seems is the core of it for most people.
I read this book a while ago called The Sociopath Next Door, by Martha Stout. It's pretty depressing, but I couldn't find much fault with the premise.
gamebox3000 wrote
Here's a article that explains self determination theory. It's a phycological framework to describe how people are intrinsically motivated.
succtales_backup wrote
Other people being better off?
surreal wrote
Curiosity
ziq wrote
power
retiredshared2 wrote
peer pressure. If you can get someone to challenge you to do something you were thinking about already doing, you might actually do it.
Zzzxxxyyy wrote
Freedom - as in free to do what I want with my time, not freedom to die in abject poverty
Permanence - as in creating positive memories in my friends lives, good art, making a positive change in the world
Ethical monotony - avoiding future selves that behaved unethically either selfishly or self destructively
jaidedctrl wrote (edited )