ideas pit against themselves aka the heliocentric dillemma: anarchy, individualism, self-interest, darwinism

we exist socially (interdependently). when we talk about things like "self-interest" it *can sound* like - "i don't have your back". what's ironic is that, most people discussing these things want to empower/free/help the person they are discussing them with. so in a very strange twist in reality, discussing self-interest is an act of (randian) altruism. and because of this paradox you will likely never hear a person practising self-interest self-identify - the exception would be if they value you (tremendously)