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I don't think that there are any garbage people. Everybody has some good in them. (This doesn't imply we shouldn't set some boundaries).
by trukterious 8y ago
I don't think that there are any garbage people. Everybody has some good in them. (This doesn't imply we shouldn't set some boundaries).
- gdy 8y agoEven Hitler has killed Hitler after all.
- obscurantist 8y agoHe made pretty okay art and cared about the suffering of animals.
- tuesdayrain 8y agoEven literal garbage has some good in it. It's just usually not worth the effort of extracting it.
- trukterious 8y agoPeople aren't like resources to be harvested: they are 'ends in themselves', i.e. with their own lives and perspectives. Also, unlike an extractable resource, their goodness is variegated.
- Vinnl 8y agoI agree, and I think even the "I drink white male tears" people probably have good intentions. I just don't care about hearing them say they drink white male tears. Perhaps a better wish would be to be able to hear what insights they have that I don't, without it being wrapped in a package that makes me angry.