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i meant “better” from a moral perspective. This hypothetical person in the Philippines likely doesn’t realize their impact on the environment - and it’s not the
by lurking_swe 2y ago
i meant “better” from a moral perspective. This hypothetical person in the Philippines likely doesn’t realize their impact on the environment - and it’s not their fault that trash collection infrastructure is lacking either. If we grew up in that environment we’d probably behave the same way! If all you ever knew was your friends, neighbors, and role models littering.
Hope that clarifies my perspective.
- gosub100 2y agoThat's a highly patronizing view that because someone is from the Philippines they are incapable of knowing the impact of littering. They have the same access to information we do, don't they?
- lurking_swe 2y agoit’s a generalized statement. Obviously a curious person can read and learn as much as they want on the internet. did you read hacker news before you became a nerd (like myself)? probably not. I didn’t even know it existed! Why? Because nobody told me about it and my social circle growing up was mainly into video games and reading books. I only heard about it after i branched out in college and studied computer science, and eventually got my first job in tech. A colleague recommended it to me. Nobody is going to randomly search “how to properly dispose of trash” lol. People typically get into an echo chamber so to speak, limited by their social circle. If nobody else around you cares about trash disposal growing up, what are the chances you will randomly show an interest in that? Very slim IMO. ESPECIALLY if the main thing on their mind is putting food on the table for their family. Worrying about garbage disposal best practices is a LUXURY not every society has and i think you forget that. I’m not criticizing individual people at all here.