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I believe you misunderstood my point. I wasn't talking about people advocating for change against their own immediate self-interest, I was talking about people
by ckastner 7y ago
I believe you misunderstood my point. I wasn't talking about people advocating for change against their own immediate self-interest, I was talking about people suiting their own self-interest by advocating for other people to change, regardless of what that entails for those other people and, most importantly, without consideration for whether the advocacy is merited and just, given their own position.
> Advocating for changes that go against your own immediate self-interest isn't lack of self-reflection; if anything, it's often a signal of a correctly pointing moral compass.
People like to advocate for change a lot, and they often do so whilst working in the opposite direction of that change. I consider that hollow.