Does it pay to be a good person

[Sub-Zero]

youre either a good person or you arnt

also many people have different feelings on what constitutes a good person.

you could be the best person and the world and your endeavors be unappreciated because you arnt the best person, in that other persons eyes, so they take advantage of you, or abuse you, or get sick of you

you just gotta find people whose opinions on good person fall in line with yours

anyways i know tons of good people, who do bad stuff, and some bad people who have really come through in certain situations. i know some people who are very selfless and kind and never ask anything in return. i dont know what they get out of it, but maybe they are just so happy they have enough energy/resources to dish some of that happyness out to others

it annoys me when some people forget to think of others, and therefore hurt them with their actions, but i fucking DESPISE people who purposefully abuse/use other people for personal gain even though they know they are going to fuck that person over. it pays to not be that, because as people find out you are, you get cut the fuck off and will be lonely and or beaten to death. i spot these people by how well they can keep "long term friends". if someone changes social circles every couple months, without maintaining a close relationship with even one for the long term, chances are they suck

 

[mrplunkey]

you have to curb your Lifetime Network viewing a bit

just sayin'



btw, I'm guessing me busting a nut and then making the bitch walk home doesn't fit your definition of "Meaningful, collaborative social interaction"

Busting a nut is by definition "meaningful, collaborative social interaction." Duh.

But of course you wouldn't know that. You know as much about slaying poon as you do about designing nuclear reactors.

 

[mrplunkey]

Teh Jacket is benevolent and giving to all who would ask for it's bounty.

Teh sweater serves the same purpose from me.

All come share in its goodness.

 

[trex74]

intuition says yes. existentialism says.. lolz

it may not pay in this lifetime, but who cares anyway? why is everyone so hung up on being happy and fulfilled. bunch of pussies if you ask me.

This.
I think it may be a condition of First World countries to expect to be happy all your life.
I have met some cantankerous a-holes who contribute so much to society. Much more than someone who lives to be happy and feel good about themselves because they think they are a "good" person.
Sometimes "good" is making the hard choices, the unpopular choices that many people would say were not good at all.

 

[nimbus]

This.
I think it may be a condition of First World countries to expect to be happy all your life.
I have met some cantankerous a-holes who contribute so much to society. Much more than someone who lives to be happy and feel good about themselves because they think they are a "good" person.
Sometimes "good" is making the hard choices, the unpopular choices that many people would say were not good at all.

the pursuit of happiness is acting in what we perceive to be the optimal fashion. if we ignore what we feel is best, then taken to an extreme, we act completely arbitrarily and die too young to reproduce because we'll just stop eating or randomly walk out into the middle of the street

happiness is absolutely essential for the survival of sentient creatures.

 

[B0ARDIN087]

lol i'm surprised by your answers here. i expected a whole lot of of course not stfu. but i forgot that everyone here is so benevolent or at least faux benevolent

 

[JarheadChiro]

I try to be a good person but, now ONLY to a certain extent.

Will I loan any money, nope no more.

Will I help you move? If I show up and your not packed or have done nothing to prepare and if I'm the only one helping or doing any work, well bye.

Will I give someone directions, sure.

Will I let you know your taillight is out, maybe.

Seems as though helping gives me a sense that I wasted time in my life, not that I feel good about it anymore.

 

[Ezekiel]

Does it pay to be a good person

If you're looking to be repayed for being "good" then you're not doing it for the right reasons, therefore, you're not "good". Treating ppl w/ respect irregardless of whether or not they deserve it is it's own reward. Anyone can love the likable. It's been done. The trick is to love those whom you find it hard to even like.

Karma
You reap what you sow.
what comes around goes around.
Etc..

Blessings,

 

[solarclimax]

Most people who think they're good aren't good. I have a job, pay my taxes and take care of my family so therefore i'm a good person <--- this is definitely not a good person.

I don't look down on others just because of their misfortunes. I don't think i'm better than othrs just because i was lucky enough to have a better job, life whatever. I feel sad that some people are homeless, starving, disease ridden etc and others are very wealthy enjoying their wealth with selfishness. I don't make the pathetic excuse that those people put themselves there and i earned what i have so that makes it ok for me to look down my nose at those people. I see all people as equals who should deserve equal respect, i try to be compassionate towards people -
not quick to judge and cold (got no time for them attitude). <----- this is a candidate for a good person.

 

[RottenWillow]

I guarantee you it does pay to be a 'good' person. Most people are deceived into thinking their life will be worse if they do, but thats not The Truth. I am guided by an inner voice, a conscience. I dont always listen; but in general I try. Do you not have a conscience? What do you do that makes you think you are 'not a good person'? How are you 'fucked' when you try to do the right thing?

I guess it just depends on your situation. I think its pays to be a good person at any age but I dont know the story

cindy I've observed something like a karmic version of Newton's 3rd law of motion (the equal and opposite reaction one) which seems to govern our behavior.

When I do something I know is a bit shady, even if it's just something like keeping it when a cashier gives you too much change, I end up somehow incurring an unexpected expense pretty soon afterward or having something inconvenient or unpleasant happen to me.

I've observed this for so long and in such consistency I'm personally convinced. This type of thing could certainly be endlessly argued by a skeptic though, and I certainly have no interest in trying to persuade anyone.