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Without too much of a spoiler alert, toward the end of season two, the way people are judged in the afterlife, as deserving of the 'good place' or 'the bad place' is questioned. Mainly, if one does good things to earn a heavenly place for themselves, does that mean they are not a good person because they expect the reward in return, and are really only doing it for the own selfishness? If something is done because a reward is promised, is that 'goodness' in essence? Is there essential goodness at all?
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If there is Justice, then yes, a good deed is rewarded regardless of the expectation of the person, or anyone else's expectations.
They could say the contrary, let's suppose you were raised by very selfish parents who taught you that good deeds are punishable in the afterlife, does that make it true?
What they are basically implying is that your afterlife is shaped by your beliefs and expectations, and not by what you actually did and achieved, which sounds absurd. Anyone could believe and expect whatever they want, that doesn't necessarily make it a reality. For instance, those famous rock stars who killed themselves at the age of 27, expecting to meet in a heavenly place where they could enjoy pleasures and eternal youth. If there are higher orders of beings, they might not comply at all with the whims and fantasies of humans.
What is not advisable, though, is to do something good out of vanity, to be popular, to be famous, to receive the applause and praise of people, because that is vain. Vanity nullifies charity, therefore, one gains nothing when motivated by vain desires instead of spiritual purposes.