I agree. Furthermore, people who only think of themselves (what they are allowed to) are losing out on a lot of happiness. Being of help to others, even if it requires some self-restraint, is a great source of deep and lasting joy.
I'm not sure I fully understand what you're saying, but I think I disagree. I agree that people are imperfect, and I have a pretty lousy opinion of the intelligence of people as a group, but I just feel like there's something wrong here. I typed and deleted three different endings of that previous sentence after "but..." but nothing was quite what I wanted to say. I think you are saying that the strong individuals need to limit themselves to the capacity of the weakest among us, and that doesn't seem right. I believe in universal morality: i.e. if it is immoral for me it is immoral for someone else in the same situation. There are situations and activities that are harmful or dangerous or difficult that perhaps weaker people should not involve themselves in, but I don't see that as a moral choice. I give people of all abilities and intelligence the right to harm themselves. Is that at all what you were saying?
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