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If other people aren't worried about it, why should I be?

flyinRyan 13y ago
Because other people are clueless and apathetic?
AnthonyMouse 13y ago
If other people litter, why shouldn't I? If other people forgo vaccinations, why shouldn't I? If other people are just following orders, why shouldn't I?
- stephengillie 13y ago
  But other people do not litter. Others do get their kids vaccinated, regardless of what the vocal antivox minority says. Why are the others just following orders -- what are the orders like? If all of your friends were jumping off of a bridge, why wouldn't you? If you don't trust them in what they do, why are they your friends?
  - jtheory 13y ago
    http://xkcd.com/1170/ http://xkcd.com/1170/
    - stephengillie 13y ago
      This xkcd inspired me
- jtheory 13y ago
  As a human adult, you are probably capable of making moral judgements, and making limited predictions about how your actions will affect you & others in the future. The minority of people who litter make the experience of walking/living/sitting in that area less pleasant for everyone else, and they increase the likelihood that others will litter ("this park is already full of trash; should I really go chasing after that wrapper that fell?"). Alternatively, you could not make it worse, or you could even make it better by picking up a few things and throwing them out as you pass through. The minority who don't vaccinate encourage others to avoid vaccinations, and it doesn't take very many of them to undercut or even nullify the benefits of population vaccination (like protecting newborns who can't yet be vaccinated). Etc. etc.. Do you want to be worse, meaner, less moral, etc. than the average? Or do you want to strive for a little more than that in life? Realistically, most of us aren't going to have a huge positive or negative impact on the world; but thinking locally, if you are going to seek a mate, friendships, etc., you'll probably do better (and be happier) in life if you at least try to do better than the average. You may even get an opportunity to make a seriously good decision somewhere along the way, if you have good moral habits and keep your wits about you.

Because other people are clueless and apathetic?

If other people litter, why shouldn't I? If other people forgo vaccinations, why shouldn't I? If other people are just following orders, why shouldn't I?

stephengillie 13y ago
But other people do not litter. Others do get their kids vaccinated, regardless of what the vocal antivox minority says. Why are the others just following orders -- what are the orders like? If all of your friends were jumping off of a bridge, why wouldn't you? If you don't trust them in what they do, why are they your friends?
- jtheory 13y ago
  http://xkcd.com/1170/ http://xkcd.com/1170/
  - stephengillie 13y ago
    This xkcd inspired me
jtheory 13y ago
As a human adult, you are probably capable of making moral judgements, and making limited predictions about how your actions will affect you & others in the future. The minority of people who litter make the experience of walking/living/sitting in that area less pleasant for everyone else, and they increase the likelihood that others will litter ("this park is already full of trash; should I really go chasing after that wrapper that fell?"). Alternatively, you could not make it worse, or you could even make it better by picking up a few things and throwing them out as you pass through. The minority who don't vaccinate encourage others to avoid vaccinations, and it doesn't take very many of them to undercut or even nullify the benefits of population vaccination (like protecting newborns who can't yet be vaccinated). Etc. etc.. Do you want to be worse, meaner, less moral, etc. than the average? Or do you want to strive for a little more than that in life? Realistically, most of us aren't going to have a huge positive or negative impact on the world; but thinking locally, if you are going to seek a mate, friendships, etc., you'll probably do better (and be happier) in life if you at least try to do better than the average. You may even get an opportunity to make a seriously good decision somewhere along the way, if you have good moral habits and keep your wits about you.