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I think what you're calling empathetic regret is in the dictionary under the word jealousy or maybe envy
by corobo 3y ago
I think what you're calling empathetic regret is in the dictionary under the word jealousy or maybe envy
- nonrandomstring 3y agoAlmost the total opposite of "jealousy", but nonetheless an unpleasant emotion more like "pity". Pity is sometimes described as an "ugly" emotion. It presumes you're in a better position to judge someone else. Getting over pity is a big life step of getting over yourself. Grace and compersion rush into the space left behind. Alexander the Great (probably a super genius) said he admired Diogenes, and that if he wasn't himself - so in touch with his own ambition - he'd like to be Diogenes, a man so in touch with his ecstatic humility. Anyway with respect to technological enslavement, I think it goes deeper than "pity". I once saw a small child running around with a tablet photographing everything and (probably copying a parent) saying "I have to capture moments". That sent a fucking deep chill down my spine.
- prepend 3y agoWhy would I be jealous of someone missing an experience to do less good thing?