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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

What does it mean to criminalize self interest?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (24463points) April 6th, 2021

I just did a multiple choice personality test and It warned that my type should be careful not to “criminalize self interest”.

What does that mean?

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ragingloli's avatar

I am assuming you were trying to link to the results page, but I am only getting the quiz itself.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@ragingloli No. My results are lawful good Rouge with good stats. Feel free to share your results.

I don’t know how a theif can be lawful and good? Unless it is like a white hat theif.

ragingloli's avatar

As I said, I am not getting that page.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@ragingloli Are you getting the 139 question survey at the bottom of the screen? I had fun taking the test.

ragingloli's avatar

I am seeing any mention of “criminalize self interest”.
But I am not going to answer 140 questions.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@ragingloli Ok. Edit ohh. You can skip the test and read up on the alignment description. Law vs. chaos of and good vs. evil.

My description is lawful good rouge. My alignment advice is not to criminalize self interest in others.
There are nine alignments and a quick description of each.

Yellowdog's avatar

Even a thief can be basically a good person. and supportive of a cause or greater good, or honouring what is honourable. They may be stealing or committing similar crimes out of legitimate need— Think of Aladdin in the Disney movie of the same name.

Or, they could be a Robin Hood type character—resisting and trying to right the wrong under a usurped government and keep things fair and just.

It is conceivable that even such an individual could also have character flaws that would include self-interest. He is stealing or committing crimes for his own benefit even though he has convinced himself that he is doing it only for the grreater good, or out of necessity. Maybe he started out with good intentions, but has seen how easy it is to gain riches, popularity, charisma, and maybe also he likes being famous and unable to be caught,

gondwanalon's avatar

Sound like a characteristic aspect of communism and socialism.

zenvelo's avatar

@RedDeerGuy1 That’s not a ” multiple choice personality test”. that’s a D&D quiz, and has no real meaning. We can’t respond to your question as it bears no real meaning.

LostInParadise's avatar

I see two possible interpretations. It might mean that you should not go overboard in your self-interest to the extent that you engage in criminal behavior. The other interpretation, in line with what @gondwanalon said (ignoring any relationship to communism and socialism), is that you should be careful to avoid treating other people’s appropriate self-interest as criminal behavior.

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