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minus-squaresad_detective_manlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoI think ignorance of things like the value of life or the individuality of others excuses them from the empathy we have for the stupid
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThat can be corrected though, it’s willful ignorance should not be tolerated.
minus-squaresad_detective_manlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agocan it? I’ve never been able to convince someone that other people exist and have value. it seems like people who grow up without that tend to stay that way. how do you correct that? like if it’s your family or if it’s a stranger?
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThe person has to want to be better. Not everyone does. Especially when their faults form part of their identity.
minus-squaresad_detective_manlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI guess when I meet adults like that this is usually the case
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIt seems to be, increasingly, the case in my experience too.
I think ignorance of things like the value of life or the individuality of others excuses them from the empathy we have for the stupid
That can be corrected though, it’s willful ignorance should not be tolerated.
can it? I’ve never been able to convince someone that other people exist and have value. it seems like people who grow up without that tend to stay that way. how do you correct that? like if it’s your family or if it’s a stranger?
The person has to want to be better. Not everyone does. Especially when their faults form part of their identity.
I guess when I meet adults like that this is usually the case
It seems to be, increasingly, the case in my experience too.