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Success is a value if the only thing that matters in my life is my own life. Tell me, how do I benefit from having empathy?
by zwnow 2y ago
Success is a value if the only thing that matters in my life is my own life. Tell me, how do I benefit from having empathy?
- TheOtherHobbes 2y agoIf empathy isn't a social value you get a violent race to the bottom and the complete breakdown of mutually supportive social structures of all kinds. And after all that, the odds that you'll be the top psychopath are extremely poor.
- mdp2021 2y agoThat you see trampling as a value does not mean it is; if you have to move the point to the value you attribute to your own life the issue is with your perspective over your life. It is correct to see that you have that one life, so you have to use it wisely. The issue will remain about what is "wisely". > how do I benefit from having Did anybody tell you you should? You should develop adequate understanding instead - and that will also put the rest into the right perspective.
- zwnow 2y agoWhy would I put in the effort if I dont benefit from it though?
- mdp2021 2y agoThere will not be any greater benefit from understanding - it is the general condition to achievement. So: you do benefit from it, and you may want to put effort in it. It will have side effects, such as moral behaviour.
- zwnow 2y agoAgain, how do I benefit from moral behavior? You do not seem to understand that I do not value these things.
- mdp2021 2y agoNo: you are showing difficulties in understanding that your lack of valuing those things has nothing to do with the reply. Just re-read the statement: you were not told that you would benefit from moral behaviour, you were told that you will benefit from understanding. You then were informed that understanding also has side effects.