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> Often people seem to be happy for other peoples children to do what they like but not theirs. To me this seems like the wrong attitude towards ones neighbours
by golergka 5y ago
> Often people seem to be happy for other peoples children to do what they like but not theirs. To me this seems like the wrong attitude towards ones neighbours.
That strikes me as odd. There are some areas of life that have competition on them. I accept the fact that there are "losers" in life, but I want my kids to be "winners". I love my kids more than I love others, and want better things for them — who wouldn't?
(I specifically don't mention porn here, because I don't make a point about porn, but rather about being happy for other children to do something but not mine. Also, I put "winners" and "losers" in quotes because obviously it's a very primitive description of reality, and I actually don't think of sex workers as "losers").
- thinkingemote 5y agoDo you want your neighbors to be winners too?
- golergka 5y agoIf it's not a zero-sum game, sure. But there's plenty of different games in life, and humans are inherently social animals — even when we do not compare ourselves with others, others do. So, I don't want my neighbours to starve or die, but I do want my kids to be more successful than they are.