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>treat others as you would wish to be treated This is particularly problematic because it assumes you know everything about the other person's situation. "If
by hueving 10y ago
>treat others as you would wish to be treated
This is particularly problematic because it assumes you know everything about the other person's situation.
"If I were acting like that, I would be thankful if someone hit me in the face to make me realize how rude I was being."
"If I were poor, I would be grateful for someone who took away my government handouts so I became self-sustaining."
"If I were rich, I wouldn't mind being taxed at 98%."
Etc
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoYes, humans can rationalize anything. And yes, you don't know everything about the other person's situation. But the Golden Rule is still a huge step up from "Spend all your time trying to find ways to screw the other person over".