Nothing is done for its own sake

Nothing is done for its own sake. Everything is a calculated transaction, usually made out of fear of the negative repercus-sions. Everything is a means to some pleasurable end.

— from True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values) · Everything is Fcked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson*

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The crowd is the next magnet: when everyone around you is cutting the corner, the rationalization writes itself — there is no need to stand out, take responsibility, or think for yourself, so you don't. Beware, too, of the slow corrosion in which nothing is done for its own sake — where every act becomes a calculated transaction made out of fear of the consequences, every kindness a means to some end. The market actively works this seam: marketing often functions by identifying your moral gaps and then selling you a way to fill them. — True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values)

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