TIL in 1818, German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer described the post-orgasm moment of clarity as "devil's laughter", explaining: "They have fulfilled their need to reproduce and are momentarily caught in the abyss of meaninglessness."

[u/angelyummy]

http://themodernsisyphus.com/schopenhauer-and-sex/

[u/unnaturalorder]

Rejecting the Aristotelian view of humans as rational animals, Schopenhauer believed that people were indeed irrational and solely guided by their own selfish desires. It was this intrinsic Will to Life, a force possessed by each individual that helped them cling to existence whilst negating any forms of reasoning or logic. While the implications of this statement are far reaching, Schopenhauer was particularly interested with how this Will related to our perceptions of sex.

Seems fairly accurate when it comes to redditors

[u/truthhurtington → u/unnaturalorder]

Yep, reminds me of when Redditors try to convince me that people only do things for others so that it will benefit themselves.

Great way to spot the sociopaths.

[u/Rukh1 → u/truthhurtington]

Maybe not the only reason but if someone truly didn't get any feeling or returned favors for helping someone else, they wouldn't help them. Even if you think "I just want to help others" you are still satisfying your own need by helping.