Social Altruism

Social Altruism
ˈsō-shəl ˈal-trü-ˌi-zəm
(noun)
1. A badass ideology born in the streets of Wallace Emerson, Toronto, that says society should be run by people who actually give a damn—but not in the soft, fake-smile way.
2. The belief that only those who serve, sacrifice, and build deserve a say; that true citizenship is earned, not handed out like participation trophies.
3. A middle finger to both greedy capitalists and virtue-signaling liberals. Think Spartan discipline meets working-class solidarity—with just enough fire to light a revolution.

“Quit whining about minimum wage and join the movement. It’s time for Social Altruism.”

by SapHandler May 15, 2025

Unconditional Altruism

A Philosophical movement inadvertently inspired by the beliefs of Ayn Rand, acting as a foil to Rational Egoism. The beliefs are characterized by unconditional sacrifice for others, a disregard of egocentric benefit, initiative to help the economically and socially disadvantaged, and a favoring of economic systems limiting extreme wealth while providing for all regardless of their identities. Philosophers who align most with this school of though include Jesus Christ, Mohandas Ghandi, Immanual Kant, Plato, Karl Marx, and any one else who recognises Selfishness and Selflessness as a Dichotomy.

Ayn Rand: "Would you take a bullet to save that homeless guy over there?"

Jesus: "Yes, as it would be the righteous thing to do as outlined by Unconditional Altruism."

Ayn Rand: "Get a load of this guy!"

by St. John of Patmos March 28, 2026

Selective altruism

Selective altruism is essentially when someone imprints on one to very few people, and ends up being aggressive to anyone else.

Person 1 “would you stop being such a selective altruist?” Selective altruism at work
Person 2, actively ready to swing at person 1 for making a crude joke about person 2’s chosen human being. “I’ll make your insides your outsides.”

by Lexithetransfem October 14, 2025

Green Beard Altruism

Greenbeard altruism is a fascinating concept in evolutionary biology that attempts to explain the evolution of altruistic behavior. It proposes that a single gene (or a set of tightly linked genes) can be responsible for three distinct traits: a noticeable signal or "tag" (like a green beard), recognition of that signal in others, and altruistic behavior directed towards those with the same signal. This allows individuals to selectively cooperate with others who share the same gene, even if they are not related. 1 While the "green beard" example is hypothetical, there are real-world examples of this phenomenon in various organisms, highlighting the potential for cooperation to arise through mechanisms beyond kin selection.

Green beard altruism, while theoretically possible, is rarely observed in nature due to the complex requirements of a single gene controlling the signal, recognition, and altruistic behavior.

by The Counterintuitive Words February 10, 2025

Ayn Rand's criticism of altruism

As someone who has cited this on so many occasions that it's IN MY PREDICTIVE TEXT... Why do you think it would logically follow that I wouldn't wnat credit or money?

Hym "Seriously! I've cite Ayn Rand's criticism of altruism so many time it's in my predictive text! That's what makes it something-something non-sequitur guys! Try literally anything other than Uno Reverse and Something-Something Non-sequitur ONE TIME! It's a literal coin toss."

by Hym Iam February 22, 2024