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When people are faced with a choice they rarely know about all options open to them. When dealing with others, how can you expect them to make a rational choice if they don't even know what options they can choose from? Suppose you have different information as the person you are "freely" trading with, should you explain to them why their item is worth more to you than it is to them? Even if this means that they decide not to trade with you? While reality is objective, and man has the capacity to reason, man cannot reason perfectly without knowing all the facts. It is inspiring to see a person in control of their lives and something we should all strive for, but it is not realistic to expect this of our neighbors. In this case, wouldn't we all be better off by helping others to understand the different options in front of them? This is still being self-interested but not immediately self-interested.