I for sure want to help people. The problem is to many choose not to help themselves and then the other side is full of idiots who think "helping" someone is doing everything for them. Last time I helped someone move, I didn't do it myself. Morons with idiotic unrealistic views on the world. IMO I believe most of the "altruism" people believe they have stems from their own fear of the unknown/death. They are so scared of the unlikelihood of being in a poor situation(poor as in not good, not as in poor you have no money) that they'll literally do anything without thinking it through if it helps them cope with that fear.
I blame to much violence on TV and not enough violence in real life.