IMO compassion is too weak and diffuse to be a replacement for duty and shame. I feel compassion towards a lot of people, e.g. the people suffering from hurrica

IMO compassion is too weak and diffuse to be a replacement for duty and shame. I feel compassion towards a lot of people, e.g. the people suffering from hurricane Ian, but I feel no duty to drop what I'm doing to help them, and no shame about not doing so. Whereas if a friend or family member were in dire need, I would have those feelings. This is a good thing. Society would cease to function if compassion were as strong as duty and shame, and everyone dropped everything to help anyone in need anywhere in the world.