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My own objections to "do-gooding" tend to be along these lines: - many people try to do good, but don't achieve much because they are incompetent (I don't have a theory for *why* do-gooding is often more incompetent often than other activities, but I think it is true) - many people are insufficiently modest about their own competence and over-intervene in other people's lives as a result

I really don't know when the harm done is greater than the benefit.

Are there other important ways in which do-gooding can do harm?

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How might I learn more about them?

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