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Yeah, this is also wrong. If all you do is this, then if you have human empathy you'll be utterly miserable. You'll care about all the shit happening to other p
by chowells 3y ago
Yeah, this is also wrong. If all you do is this, then if you have human empathy you'll be utterly miserable. You'll care about all the shit happening to other people, and the fact that you have managed to minimize the damage to yourself doesn't really change anything. Your options are to either eliminate your own sense of empathy, or advocate for broad change. Stoicism's great flaw is that it tells you to do the former.
- jstarfish 3y ago> If all you do is this Sure, but that's not what I was advocating at all. I was very particular with my words in suggesting tending your own lot first, then helping others instead of the other way around. (People that only look out for themselves generally don't need to be told to do so!) It's the plane-oxygen-mask situation. You can't fix global warming for everyone without securing money and influence for yourself. So focus on securing those first. Empathy unchecked by logic is just hysteria.