Nobody is doing anything for altruistic reasons, including and especially Sam Altman.
Yeah sure, in the pandemic all people just did it for the money.
Same with all the voluntary fire fighters and all the other voluntary work.
A lot of people did a lot of things for a lot of money during the pandemic. Even voluntary fire fighters do it for status, fun, companionship, extra money, experience, etc. Doesn't mean that volunteers aren't valued or important. It's important to note that there's limits to people's charity even among the most charitable. Those limits are driven by perceived costs outweighing the perceived benefits to the individual.
it doesn't have to be luckily
I never said this was altruistic. The same goal can come from him trying to derail OpenAI-P.