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> I just think that acting communally makes more sense, so I do it. I assume that others will do the same. But they don't.

You are not wrong. They are the ones being selfish.

Thank you, I sort of needed that this morning. Your words brightened a stranger's day by a bit.

Well, he's mistaken in his assumption others will act the same way as him. That's a kind of 'wrong', too- towards himself.

Being kind to other and giving them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise is only human.

And can be hugely benefitical or detrimental.

Adam Grant writes about this topic in. Givers are overrepresented both among the most and among the least successful individuals. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16158498-give-and-take