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minus-squaresad_detective_man@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 days 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-up3·5 days agoThat can be corrected though, it’s willful ignorance should not be tolerated.
minus-squaresad_detective_man@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·5 days 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?
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoThe person has to want to be better. Not everyone does. Especially when their faults form part of their identity.
minus-squaresad_detective_man@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoI guess when I meet adults like that this is usually the case
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days 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?
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.