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# Selfishness becomes ethical when the person...
> Selfishness becomes ethical when the person accounts for external costs. Protecting one's life is compatible with refusing to treat other lives as disposable inputs.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Reclaiming Selfishness, Balance, and the Whole Self — Part 1 - Workbook|Reclaiming Selfishness, Balance, and the Whole Self — Part 1]]
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“Selfishness becomes ethical when the person accounts for external costs. Protecting one's life is compatible with refusing to treat other lives as disposable inputs.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-selfishness-becomes-ethical-lives-disposable-inputs
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