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So, "I'm selfish, but have no reason to be" is somehow more noble than "I'm selfish because I don't think it's fair to lose access to my eBook purchases, for example, if I complain about Amazon missing guaranteed shipping dates on other unrelated items"?
Being selfish without motivation is more honorable than being selfish with motivation? (notice I said "motivation", not "justification") One conclusion that might be drawn from this is that you are justifying your selfishness by admitting to it.
Anyway, it's maybe getting a little silly for us to dive any deeper into the word semantics of this. I'll just leave my comment as "It is prudent to back up your purchases". Why it may be considered prudent, will be left as an intellectual exercise for the reader.
p.s. - Personally, I do not consider you "selfish". I am merely using the word and definition you proposed, in the context that you proposed it, for the sake of discussion. I agree more with pwalker8's definition of the word, that includes the caveat "...to the detriment of others".
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