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Don't Wait For The Thank You

Orwell advised that when giving money to homeless people one should never expect or wait for thanks; Storr follows this (making eye contact but not looking back) yet still allows himself to feel good about doing a kind thing, holding that it would be mean-spirited and puritanical to deny someone the pleasure of feeling good about doing something nice.

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Speaker

Will Storr

Evidence Quote

i still allow myself to feel good about myself for doing that... it would be... a very puritanical person that would look down their nose at you for... allowing yourself a moment of yeah i did a good thing

Source

294 - Status GamesMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 1:55:49 AM

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