QLP #34: Is it possible to do a truly altruistic deed?

Quarterlife Pounder is a weekly vlog where your questions are getting Nate Dern through the 25th year of his life. This week's question comes from PhilWithCoffee: http://www.youtube.com/user/PhilWithCoffee

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[brandxxxnew]

i feel like i got ten times smarter watching this.

okay, question:

if you could only pick one, trust or love, which would you choose?

[LemonLyman02]

I already submitted a question that you said you'd use and never did :(

Still, great installment, you always make me think about questions or ideas or whatever in a way I never did. Good job Nate :)

[2ndbreakfast]

haha that was an epic pause at the beginning there. i was at the edge of my seat with anticipation.

hmm, so you want questions eh? let's see...

oh! got one - is there really such a thing as a coincidence?

[PhilWithCoffee]

Those are some very interesting ways to look at altruism and its paradoxical existence. It's really all in the perception of the individual and how they view an action. For example, would not a suicide bomber (of no particular belief, just an example) be considered selfless if they are sacrificing themselves for a noble cause? To some they would be considered terrorists or evil, to others they would be heroes.

[knivesy]

I've been thinking a lot if someone could actually BE perfectly honest. "Perfectly" being the key word.

And by thinking about it, I just mean asking myself that question.

[MOONDOGGIESWTF]

anything that's purely altruistic is just complete and utter self sacrifice, so sure it's possible and most of these dead's as well as the people who expect you to perform them are the source of most of the evil on this planet.

[stacyanise]

i don't remember you packing that microphone....