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The way I see it, if those lonely elderly people's days are brightened by being given a flower, who cares what the intentions of the flower-giver were?
by mkaic 3y ago
The way I see it, if those lonely elderly people's days are brightened by being given a flower, who cares what the intentions of the flower-giver were?
- kcb 3y agoBecause once they realize their supposed misery was exploited to make the stranger $10,000 it will probably not feel great.
- Dig1t 3y agoAlso, what if the viewers of the video also had their day brightened by seeing someone being nice? No wonder negativity bias is such a thing in media, not only do negative doom-and-gloom articles get more views, but positivity is actively scorned.
- jerojero 3y agoThis is a very utilitarian way of viewing the world. Under other philosophical frameworks, intentions do matter, not just consequences. For a deontologist, for example, thinking of Kant's categorical imperative. My point here is that "who cares what the intentions are" is not really, at all, such an obvious thing. And there's a wealth of philosophy that's non-consequentialist. I honestly invite you to read a bit more on these kinds of ideas because they might genuinely give you a new perspective on morality.
- idank 3y agoOn a micro scale it's a nice gesture, macro wise it could be seen as inauthentic and meaningless. There's a comparison to be made to choosing to stay in the matrix or unplug yourself from the illusion.