Comment on Are we deprogramming empathy in the US?
umbrellacloud@leminal.space 1 week ago
OK instead of looking at it that way, think about how you feel about other people and what other people mean to you.
If someone new is born, does that mean you have a new resource, or a new competition for resources?
Back in the day, a new person meant a extra paid of hands, not just another mouth to feed.
If I died tomorrow, would you care in any material way? I’m not talking about your subjective, passing emotions, I’m talking about if you would feel my loss materially. Would anything be different about your life?
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I would. Even just the comment you left here impact my world in a positive way. You probally work too (visable or invisible labor). Your existence, your voice creates space for others.
But that is in sharp contrast to have been told people are just wicked and evil all day and that people just take from the deserving and give nothing back.
umbrellacloud@leminal.space 1 week ago
I actually do work in a sensitive hospital enviroment in a field which benefits others.
I was able to work full time because so many people in my industry died during covid. I probably wouldn’t have a steady paycheck if it weren’t for the deaths of thousands of people. I just couldn’t get my foot in the door. This goes for all industires. The job market has been terrible and way too competitive for my entire adult life. For me to own a home, thousands more would need to also die. Please do not retaliate against me for informing you of this. It’s not my fault, my doing, or my preference.