The instinct to protect and serve is there. It's why many men go to the military (yeah, I know some just like shooting people).
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That's the problem: what matters to you must come first. The templates are fucked.
For me, it's been protecting my wife and child. For now.
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I'm well aware that this can be seen as a myopic, simplistic interpretation of sacrifice. But I don't have resources for more at the moment.
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Once I do, I'd say my next target is doing something useful for my immediate surroundings, because the higher-level systems look FUBAR to me
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But I think it's foolish to expect every guy to contribute something similar. The important thing is contributing SOMETHING.