Pretty interesting thought there as this touches on the idea of whether man who in a lot of philosophy and psychological positions are pointed as inherently selfish and will always act in accordance with self preservation.
In modern context this has been counted as having the scarcity mindset of acquiring as much material wealth, influence and power.
We by nature like to hoard. Saving for that rainy day that we might need the supplies, a favor in return or money.
Even our technology is geared towards preservation and acquisition of more goods, power and influence.
Yet we have aberrant individuals who places other people first or use their resources to spread the wealth. In a way they are not merely paying it forward but rather accepting an abundance mindset instead of a scarcity one.
I started in Steemit with a scarcity mindset that everything was about me and that I needed all the upVotes.
A major change in who I am was brought about when I discovered the positive effects of Community building.
Together with the promo-mentors we are bridging that gap between the new people that join Steem and the veterans who knows how things are and how to help the newbies in terms of getting their posts visible to the community at large especially to the major curating guilds like curie and Ocd.
I have seen how people would devote time, effort to help other people. They are not doing it for influence or power or be grand in their eyes. They are doing it to make the platform and it's content better.
Just take Asher's league of excellence in engagement. You see people there competing to get a lot of upvotes and Comments spread out to the community. Sure it looks good to be at the top 20 engagers in the platform but are they out to brag about it. I don't think so.
They are doing it because they want the platform to succeed.
It's nice seeing people like you having this kind of mindset. That it's not all about the money. That together it is better for everyone to improve and share our blessings in this gifteconomy.