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I've found this tends to come from life experience suggesting this is the only way to survive. It can be incredibly difficult to come at this from a place of co

I've found this tends to come from life experience suggesting this is the only way to survive. It can be incredibly difficult to come at this from a place of compassion, but I've found that when I do - when I create real value in their lives through acts of community and cooperation - I can slowly open a door for them to see other ways. It takes time and a lot of compassion. But it's totally doable, and it can feel real good to see people build compassion from nothing.

foobiekr 4y ago
Perhaps it didn't come across, but when I say they are sadistic I mean things like I wouldn't trust my pets around them. One of them, and I will use this as an example and let it be, is the nephew of an insanely rich family, not as rich as some but quote wealthy and grew up privileged. One afternoon he was raging about the dog park near his condominium, and was describing his plan to scatter hard boiled eggs with needles inserted in them to discourage the dog owners from using it. Sure, he needed help. Who knows, maybe his family, though affluent, was abusive. I had no interest in finding out.