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I worked with a guy who used to live in the area and he also had an interesting perspective. He explained that there were many people who lived in remote homes

by akamia 6y ago

I worked with a guy who used to live in the area and he also had an interesting perspective. He explained that there were many people who lived in remote homes that needed to have water, fuel, etc. trucked in from town. Sometimes they would encounter one of these people half dead. They'd had to waste some of their limited resources helping them get to safety. This led to a lot of anger.

lopmotr 6y ago
This is such an arrogant and narrow minded attitude that's strangely popular. Just because they happen to encounter more people in trouble than most of us, doesn't mean those people don't deserve help. Imagine seeing a homeless person begging in the street and getting angry because he wants your help when he should have just not made all those "stupid" "unprepared" decisions that led to it. Or imagine someone having a heart attack and getting angry because they should have had a better diet and exercise throughout their life - it's their own stupid fault that they're dying and why should I bother helping them. Or a suicidal person - just get a therapist or stop thinking those stupid thoughts that make your problem worse. Almost all causes of death are preventable or at least delay-able. Most of us will die earlier than we could have because of our own unnecessary pleasure-seeking actions.
- msla 6y ago
  > Imagine seeing a homeless person begging in the street and getting angry because he wants your help when he should have just not made all those "stupid" "unprepared" decisions that led to it. I don't know that people get dumped into the Alaskan wilderness for being unable to pay medical bills. > Or imagine someone having a heart attack and getting angry because they should have had a better diet and exercise throughout their life - it's their own stupid fault that they're dying and why should I bother helping them. Never hang around ER nurses. > Or a suicidal person - just get a therapist or stop thinking those stupid thoughts that make your problem worse. Really never hang around ER nurses.
- ip26 6y ago
  People are usually pretty willing to help when they are in a secure position. But when you start assuming a lot of risk to help someone, outright foolishness is harder to stomach. You might say when offering help saddles you with risk, it accelerates compassion fatigue (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion_fatigue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion_fatigue)
- catalogia 6y ago
  > Just because they happen to encounter more people in trouble than most of us, doesn't mean those people don't deserve help. It sounds like the locals provide help. That they're angry about it doesn't mean they think somebody doesn't deserve help.

by akamia 6y ago

lopmotr 6y ago

This is such an arrogant and narrow minded attitude that's strangely popular. Just because they happen to encounter more people in trouble than most of us, doesn't mean those people don't deserve help. Imagine seeing a homeless person begging in the street and getting angry because he wants your help when he should have just not made all those "stupid" "unprepared" decisions that led to it. Or imagine someone having a heart attack and getting angry because they should have had a better diet and exercise throughout their life - it's their own stupid fault that they're dying and why should I bother helping them. Or a suicidal person - just get a therapist or stop thinking those stupid thoughts that make your problem worse. Almost all causes of death are preventable or at least delay-able. Most of us will die earlier than we could have because of our own unnecessary pleasure-seeking actions.

msla 6y ago
> Imagine seeing a homeless person begging in the street and getting angry because he wants your help when he should have just not made all those "stupid" "unprepared" decisions that led to it. I don't know that people get dumped into the Alaskan wilderness for being unable to pay medical bills. > Or imagine someone having a heart attack and getting angry because they should have had a better diet and exercise throughout their life - it's their own stupid fault that they're dying and why should I bother helping them. Never hang around ER nurses. > Or a suicidal person - just get a therapist or stop thinking those stupid thoughts that make your problem worse. Really never hang around ER nurses.
ip26 6y ago
People are usually pretty willing to help when they are in a secure position. But when you start assuming a lot of risk to help someone, outright foolishness is harder to stomach. You might say when offering help saddles you with risk, it accelerates compassion fatigue (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion_fatigue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion_fatigue)
catalogia 6y ago
> Just because they happen to encounter more people in trouble than most of us, doesn't mean those people don't deserve help. It sounds like the locals provide help. That they're angry about it doesn't mean they think somebody doesn't deserve help.