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But if I decide to decide there__ a different, less selfish, less lonely point to my life, won__ the reason for this decision be my desire to be less lonely, meaning to suffer less overall pain? Can the decision to be less selfish ever be anything other than a selfish decision?
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But if I decide to decide there__ a different, less selfish, less lonely point to my life, won__ the reason for this decision be my desire to be less lonely, meaning to suffer less overall pain? Can the decision to be less selfish ever be anything other than a selfish decision?
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