If getting what we want makes us better off, then

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The statement suggests that doing what we want can make us better off, but it also specifies that what we want should be to make ourselves better off. Therefore, only actions in which we pursue our own self-interest can be considered self-interested. Choices A and B make broad statements that all of our actions or actions in which we do what we want are self-interested, which is not necessarily true. Option D is not accurate because the previous discussion provides a specific answer.

If Getting What We Want Makes Us Better Off, Then