  Moore also suggests that the reason for me to pursue my good is the goodness of the thing I obtain.  If what I obtain is good, then there is reason for everyone to pursue it, not just in me, but anywhere. Again, moving to good-for-me avoids this consequence.  But something close to this argument is plausible, especially for some bad things.  One might argue that it is the way my pain feels — its badness — and not any connection between me and the pain that gives me reason to alleviate it.  If so, I have reason to alleviate the pain of others (Nagel 1986, Rachels 2002).  (This argument can be directed against rational egoism as well.)