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You're never going to get even a single human to be morally consistent. Why is your response to a global awakening immediately to say it's too little and too la
by smt88 5y ago
You're never going to get even a single human to be morally consistent. Why is your response to a global awakening immediately to say it's too little and too late?
If you operate from a baseline of perfection, everything will be a disappointment. No one will ever care about all lives equally (including you and me), and they don't need to.
- EGreg 5y agoBecause millions of people need our assistance right now. One third of Yemen’s food supply comes from Ukraine.
- smt88 5y agoIf all lives are equal and everyone has a finite amount of resources, why does it matter if they prefer to help Europeans? Yes, there is an uncomfortable racist and classist component to it, but it's human nature. We feel more sympathy for people who are more similar to us.
- EGreg 5y agoI do not think it costs many resources to exercise diplomacy to avert wars and also to end them. It is a question of political will. Saying it is too limited a resource means maybe we should care more about that than a bunch of celebrity gossip and complacency.