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I have never thought of myself as a mooch before. In the past, I had chided myself for being inconsiderate and unfriendly, among other things, but never this particular thing. It is kind of depressing to think about. Must be because I'm 21 or something that this is only now starting to occur to me.

There has been a tendency in my life to choose an option by evaluating the merits of the various opportunities that exist and picking the one that maximizes the good to me. That may be well and good for choosing things and figuring out which software packages to install, but what about people?

Can I really choose between people with any sense of fairness if my goal is maximal enjoyment? When people are involved, you would think there would have to be some sort of differing standard, since there usually is. Especially since we are often taught that it is not morally right to treat people as things, and those who do so are viewed in a negative light.

Well then, should the goal be to avoid negativity when it comes to people? Not necessarily, but it seems to be slightly better. But now we get into a question of scope and permanence. Bleh.

This is too much for an early morning pondering. So, no answer for this one yet.