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To support the people we care about is intrinsic, it is not instrumental. it's not something we do because we're hoping to get some other outcome.
-Alison Gopnik
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To Support The People We Care About

Alison Gopnik
To support the people we care about is intrinsic, it is not instrumental. it's not something we do because we're hoping to get some other outcome.
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