Agreed! There is a sort of belittlement that’s baked into the “overly compassionate” view of the world that robs people of their agency. Things can usually be

Agreed! There is a sort of belittlement that’s baked into the “overly compassionate” view of the world that robs people of their agency. Things can usually be fixed at a more immediate level if one can absolve everyone else of blame and do the hard work oneself. That’s not to say there aren’t large-scale problems which require collaboration to solve, though.