That was a really interesting, thought-provoking read.
Kindness and empathy are difficult in our current lives. People agree with it in principle and laud it when they see larger-than-life examples of it (e.g. Mister Rogers), but when it comes right down to it, people in general are afraid to show kindness. It's seen as a weakness that will be exploited.
I believe that at it's core, the problem is the ideology of capitalism. This is actually a common view among many sociologists and philosophers. Capitalism is all about self-interest. And to not be self-interested at least to some degree makes life extremely hard. Many feel that the pros in this case outweigh the con of a self-interested society although I personally beg to differ. When it comes down to it though, many just feel there are no alternatives but that is exactly what's stopping an alternative from being found.
That was a really interesting, thought-provoking read.
Kindness and empathy are difficult in our current lives. People agree with it in principle and laud it when they see larger-than-life examples of it (e.g. Mister Rogers), but when it comes right down to it, people in general are afraid to show kindness. It's seen as a weakness that will be exploited.
I want to know, how do we change this?
I believe that at it's core, the problem is the ideology of capitalism. This is actually a common view among many sociologists and philosophers. Capitalism is all about self-interest. And to not be self-interested at least to some degree makes life extremely hard. Many feel that the pros in this case outweigh the con of a self-interested society although I personally beg to differ. When it comes down to it though, many just feel there are no alternatives but that is exactly what's stopping an alternative from being found.
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What i feel nurtures kindness is having pets . Since everyone can't or won't have pets, I'm not sure what the answer is.