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It’s more not caring. When exposed to massive amounts of it, it becomes desensitized. You saw it yourself when you visited these places and like the others who
by ninetyninenine 2y ago
It’s more not caring. When exposed to massive amounts of it, it becomes desensitized.
You saw it yourself when you visited these places and like the others who lived there you chose not to do anything about it.
But homeless shelters do exist in the city. So there are people who a genuinely good and who do care. But again people willing to take action on this are in a tiny minority.
- gosub100 2y ago> When exposed to massive amounts of it, it becomes desensitized This is what I was going to say. But looking backwards, I think it's a consequence of large cities vs little towns. If you lived in a little village, it's harder to ignore someone in need. You're going to see them again, you know their name, and almost like your family. This is how societies operated for millennia. But in a metropolis, it's easier to stop caring, expect the government to fix it (lol), and fear your neighbor instead of thinking of your city as "yours" and investing in it.
- ninetyninenine 2y agoI think desensitization is part of it. But many others like you who visited these places and saw these things for the first time also chose not to help. You likely didn’t break down and cry from all the tragedy either. So I think it’s more than that. And clearly if the homelessness exists in the city then we know the government isn’t doing anything about it.