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How can you do well while others are doing so badly? When evictions are happening, how do you buy a new graphics card? When food stamps are being cut, how do yo
by freeone3000 6y ago
How can you do well while others are doing so badly? When evictions are happening, how do you buy a new graphics card? When food stamps are being cut, how do you justify an iPhone? It's normal to have empathy to other people in bad situations.
- elindbe2 6y agoCouldn't you say that at any point in time? There hasn't been a time any of us were alive when, for example, kids in poor countries weren't starving or dying due to treatable diseases. So it seems your point is you should never live well, correct? I would agree if that's your view.
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- twox2 6y agoIf you strongly believe this, then you should probably put your money where your mouth is, like this guy: http://www.williammacaskill.com/ http://www.williammacaskill.com/ It's noble, but I guess it's up to you to chose your standard of living. Empathy means you feel what impoverished people feel, but do you have to impoverish yourself also? Also, as a whole, the world is better than it ever has been at any point in time. I think it might have Bill Gates that did an interesting talk about this, but I'm having trouble finding it. It's a glass half full or half empty scenario I guess.