The idealism you're expressing here is definitely worth aiming for. I'm unconvinced that basic human psychology as it has evolved is currently capable of such a

The idealism you're expressing here is definitely worth aiming for. I'm unconvinced that basic human psychology as it has evolved is currently capable of such a thing. A close friend of yours points to someone you don't know and says "That person is either on coke or meth, watch out." Take that same stranger, now add the information that they are loved by their community, they have always been available and reliable for other people, which is in fact something you know first-hand because they are a dear friend of yours. One day they tell you in confidence "colechristensen I've recently been struggling with substances." In both versions, it's the same good person with the same problem, but the information we have presents them very differently. Does that not affect your behavior at all? I would be deceiving myself if I didn't admit that it would alter my behavior pretty dramatically. I am capable of being the proverbial idiot with a pitchfork simply because of how human psychology stereotypes and extrapolates on insufficient information as an evolved survival technique. Nature doesn't care if we're overly cautious 99% of the time, because not being cautious enough just 1 time can be fatal. What you're suggesting is an awesome ideal, but we have a long way to go before achieving that, and approaching it too recklessly can end up being harmful to ourselves if we're not mindful.