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99% of the world's population would happily trade with you, just focus on this.

by dazc 4y ago

cs137 4y ago
As someone who suffers from anxiety and bipolar disorder, and who has been ridiculed as not having real problems because of having worked in tech at high-paying companies--although I always got fucked over because of my disability and merely-middle social class (and being 40 IQ points smarter than the bosses exacerbated, rather than ameliorating, the social difference)--I can say with confidence that this is not a helpful comment, and not what OP needs to hear. Also, I don't think it's true. Most people don't want improved material circumstances as much as they want dignity and peace of mind. Yes, most people in the world are objectively poor and would benefit a lot from having more money; still, the idea that people are obsessed with material gain or envy is endemic to the West under capitalism but not universal. They would not "trade lives". It's the same as with refugee crises and mass migration--they don't want to leave their homelands and families, but have no other choice.
Mwow 4y ago
I'm not comparing my life with someone so far away from my life as there is just no relation. And besides that, we are the group of people who have the best chance to see the bigger picture due to our good life's.its not helping me if I know that the person in china has air pollution and other issues and is busy with there also stressful life's and is too busy to see climate change Also while I care about bio diversity there are plenty of people who don't. Should I now stop caring? Probably not.
- dazc 4y ago
  > I'm not comparing my life with someone so far away from my life as there is just no relation. The person so worse off may not be so far away as you imagine.
  - Mwow 4y ago
    I don't want to assume this isn't true. Don't get me wrong but I'm avg I think it's true. When we were in Iran I met people who are open and modern and like everyone else I know. But then you have plenty of people who wash there close in the river, are highly religios etc.

99% of the world's population would happily trade with you, just focus on this.

by dazc 4y ago

99% of the world's population would happily trade with you, just focus on this.

As someone who suffers from anxiety and bipolar disorder, and who has been ridiculed as not having real problems because of having worked in tech at high-paying companies--although I always got fucked over because of my disability and merely-middle social class (and being 40 IQ points smarter than the bosses exacerbated, rather than ameliorating, the social difference)--I can say with confidence that this is not a helpful comment, and not what OP needs to hear. Also, I don't think it's true. Most people don't want improved material circumstances as much as they want dignity and peace of mind. Yes, most people in the world are objectively poor and would benefit a lot from having more money; still, the idea that people are obsessed with material gain or envy is endemic to the West under capitalism but not universal. They would not "trade lives". It's the same as with refugee crises and mass migration--they don't want to leave their homelands and families, but have no other choice.

Mwow 4y ago

I'm not comparing my life with someone so far away from my life as there is just no relation. And besides that, we are the group of people who have the best chance to see the bigger picture due to our good life's.its not helping me if I know that the person in china has air pollution and other issues and is busy with there also stressful life's and is too busy to see climate change Also while I care about bio diversity there are plenty of people who don't. Should I now stop caring? Probably not.

dazc 4y ago
> I'm not comparing my life with someone so far away from my life as there is just no relation. The person so worse off may not be so far away as you imagine.
- Mwow 4y ago
  I don't want to assume this isn't true. Don't get me wrong but I'm avg I think it's true. When we were in Iran I met people who are open and modern and like everyone else I know. But then you have plenty of people who wash there close in the river, are highly religios etc.