• SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Almost all people will put their own well-being above yours. This isn’t a trait exclusive to the upper-class.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah if we’re both in the same situation maybe but my income Vs your well-being is a different thing isn’t it?

      I can accept to be a bit less comfortable to help you live in less horrible conditions.

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        1 year ago

        In an ideal world we’d all treat each other how we wish to be treated. I try to do that in every interaction, not always successfully. But we saw during covid that there are hundreds of millions of selfish-ass people. People that wouldn’t even temporarily give up haircuts or Starbucks to potentially save someone’s life. Hell man, they wouldn’t even wear a thin piece of cloth across their mouth and nose to potentially save people’s lives.

        I guess I’m saying that I agree with you, but many people don’t… at least not in practice.