Idk, the other day I saw someone had parked one of those pay to ride scoots in the middle of a walking path. It was not necessarily on my way the way I was coming from, but it annoyed me enough that I moved it to the side of the road. Was it a good deed? I mean it no longer obstructed the path, and someone probably had an easier time due to it. I gained nothing by doing it, nor was it ever implied by any public norm I should do it. Although I guess it could just be an upbringing thing.
One might argue that you saw it as a good thing to do and you see yourself as a person who does good things. You might behave in ways that seem altruistic but are really acting to avoid cognitive dissonance. That said, I’m just thinking out loud here, I don’t have the answers.
Idk, the other day I saw someone had parked one of those pay to ride scoots in the middle of a walking path. It was not necessarily on my way the way I was coming from, but it annoyed me enough that I moved it to the side of the road. Was it a good deed? I mean it no longer obstructed the path, and someone probably had an easier time due to it. I gained nothing by doing it, nor was it ever implied by any public norm I should do it. Although I guess it could just be an upbringing thing.
One might argue that you saw it as a good thing to do and you see yourself as a person who does good things. You might behave in ways that seem altruistic but are really acting to avoid cognitive dissonance. That said, I’m just thinking out loud here, I don’t have the answers.