Reddit reviews Pathological Altruism

I read a study a while back that talked about how feelings of moral outrage can be addictive, and that they provide the same cathartic feeling as self-harming behaviours like cutting and anorexia (to a lesser degree).

A lot of SJWs substitute self-harming behaviour with deliberate searching for things to be outraged at. It's the same hit. That's why so many SJWs will literally tell you "I was cutting, anorexic and I hated myself before I found feminism." There's an extremely high prevalence of people who've self-harmed within that community.

It's not surprising given that fact that SJWs are going to be made up of people with low self-esteem who are horrible to be around.

I'll see if I can find a link...

Edit: Here's an article on it. There's also a book called Pathological Altruism that talks about the same phenomenon. It's on my reading list, but I haven't read it yet so I'm afraid I can't give a review.

Pathological Altruism

They over empathize with the "poor, down-trodden" people of the third-world, and thus think they'll magically become super advanced intelligent economy stimulating people if you just moved them into America/ the West. They LITERALLY get a dopamine spike & high from imagining that and viewing themselves as the "good guys", on the "right side of history". They don't genuinely care about these people, they're just covert narcissist who want to think their nation did the right thing, without having to do anything themselves or face the direct consequences.

As for the tangible importations enacted by bureaucrats, I'm sure they're aware that many of the people they bring in happen to vote democratic.

This doesn't necessarily validate altruism. The more grey matter you have, the more neurotic you are, too.

• Pathological Altruism, by Barbara Oakley

Couldn't find a free pdf, but you can read the book description.

There is also a book summary here courtesy of Jared Taylor that talks about the subject.

They don't care if you call them racist -- by their definition, it's not possible -- so it only reinforces their view that you're stupid and backwards.


Yet they are trying to destroy the white race, which they view as evil and as the cause of all problems. They don't view this as racism, but as justice. They target the white race specifically -- hence the use of "white". However, anyone who shares the same values, supports the constitution, of whatever race, will also be a causality.


What about all those white people trying to destroy the white race? Dupes, useful idiots. The schools and government have conditioned them to have pathological altruism.

she's still reading this I got her for christmas https://www.amazon.com/Pathological-Altruism-Barbara-Oakley/dp/0199738572/

but reiki isnt a religion its basically acupuncture.

> Steves' point is that travel can help put problems into a wider context.

And my point is that that's puerile bullshit. Travel is great, but also completely irrelevant to what actions the government should or shouldn't take to restrict deadly hemorrhagic fevers from spreading. Seeing the world is wonderful, but doesn't actually help you form a better policy stance on illegal immigration. (In fact, some very intelligent people recognize that it can actually be counter-productive).

> At no point is this an argument that travel is the only way to do that.

At no point did I say that's the argument he was making.