Ok, well, I'll try and explain it. Half of what I wrote was in jest; but in all honesty, one person's cares can contradict another. I really get callous to all the "causes" in the world - if I gave all I had to all that ask, in caring, I give away everything I then I couldn't provide for myself and my family. I can't stop to care about everyone in the world.TheIronRuler said:So you could care about some things, but choose not to, because you could do nothing to change it? How does that work in your mind? Why not attempt to make a difference is you do care, instead of suppressing the feels?
There's nothing to regret. It sounds, to me at least, like you try to live a pretty good life. Good for you.Eclipse Dragon said:(Snip).
Allrigh, that made my dayQwurty2.0 said:shrekfan246 said:Code:I care about nothing. I am a heartless, soulless automaton designed to spread J-Pop and discuss relatively low-stakes subjects on video game internet forums. Everything else is so much white noise in my sound receptors. Good day.
I don't pretend bad things aren't happening, but most of the time I don't actively dwell on them either. Generally speaking, I try to mostly concern myself with things which directly impact me. If I tried to care about everything wrong with everyone in the world, I'd go mad.
Which isn't to say I don't care, in the sense that I acknowledge "these things" are bad and wish I could do something to make it better. But I can't. So, oh well.
Have some Kyary.
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Yes. My happiness is no more important than theirs. Happiness is an objective good. The more happiness there is in the world, the better a world it is. It's the prisoner's dilemma taken to it's logical conclusion.Dimitriov said:Do you believe that caring about others is a good thing? Why? and is that an easy question to answer for you?
This is the crux of the matter. For a lot of people, a stranger's happiness does make them happy. It's called "empathy". It's a real, observable thing.A stranger's happiness doesn't make me happy, their sadness doesn't make me sad. So why would I care?
Honestly, I don't think you understand the concept of "trust". Trust is when you believe that a person will help you, even when it'd benefit them more to throw you under the bus.Or, if your question was simply directed at my final sentence, because it seems unreasonable and illogical to me. Why would I trust someone whom I am fundamentally unable to understand?
Edit: Heck! I would go so far as to add that it almost seems dishonest to me. At the other end selfishness isn't a particularly endearing quality, but at least it's straightforward.
Sounds like someone isn't familiar with Maslow's Heirachy of Needs!TWRule said:So no, I don't spend an awful lot of time thinking about or trying to help others with material or political aid. I'm less concerned that the man sleeping on the street is physically homeless or malnourished than I am that even if I provided him a warm bed and meal, he might still be profoundly alienated, lonely, bored, anxious, without any sense of direction or fulfillment. I'd rather I could offer his spirit a home and hearth rather than his body a house. Currently, I cannot make any such offer, so I leave him be. Were I in his situation, I would expect the same without bitterness, but with understanding.
.Candidus said:Whether or not I care depends on whether or not caring is in accordance with my calculations as a survival engine.
IF caring/doing something has EITHER: the greatest survival value (for me personally) OR the greatest happiness value (usually for me personally, but sometimes for the sake of someone whose happiness or unhappiness might impact my own), THEN sure, I'll care.
If caring/doing something about something is likely to end in a net reduction of my happiness value or has a lower survival value than not caring, then I probably won't.