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The Byproduct Reply

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The byproduct reply: satisfaction from helping presupposes a prior desire that the other person do well — the feeling follows the caring, never replaces it.

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Only someone who already wanted the stranger rescued feels joy at the rescue. The joy is evidence of concern, not its secret motive.

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