Wholly mediated self-interest produces a second, disarming naturalness

Evidence

Since they no longer have the independence to perform an act in opposition to their interests, they rely on the goodwill of others, and themselves radiate it. Abstract interest, being wholly mediated, creates a second immediacy, while the man not yet wholly encompassed compromises himself as unnatural. — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia, 234

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims