This is wrong, because when the penalty for nepotistically seeking one's own relative advancement is higher than the relative gain, working for the good of the whole is the effective way to improve one's own life.https://twitter.com/chaosprime/status/935587084231946245 …
getting oneself credited for working for the good of the whole is always easier than working for the good of the whole actually working for the good of the whole is in fact an impediment to being credited for doing so