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Originally Posted by Sol Falling
It was an act of self-interest and self-defense, borne of guilt and insecurity.
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There's a motif running through the show, of people making decision for others without consulting them. The arch goes from Sayaka healing Kamijou's hand to Kyubey sacking mahou shoujous for the sake of the universe. Mami's act lie somewhere inbetween. (I'd also note that Kyouko - in a later timeline - made the same decision [or at least a very similar one in a different context] for herself that Mami made for her here.)
Basically, I think that the show incourages us to take into account other people's points of view. Pretty much all the characters fail in some way, and they have their own reasons: Kyubey's too bureaucratic; Sayaka's too anxious; Mami's too upset; Madoka's too insecure...
I still think that the show's basically picking apart the self-interst/altruism continuum, and redistributing it over social networks, with individuals as vortices (sources of turbulence). I wish I could express myself better about this; it's hard.