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In psychology, it is known that there are four instinctive reactions upon first meeting another person:
- possible friend - attraction
- possible sexual partner or life-mate - attraction
- possible enemy - aversion
- total disinterest, neutral
Most people care far less about others they don't know, and care most about the people who are closest to them.
This is normal.
The reason religions like Christianity and Buddhism try to teach us to "love thy neighbour as thyself" is precisely because most people don't.
How to love has to be learned, practised and cultivated.
In addition, it is estimated that one in twenty people are psychopathic to the extent that they lack empathy for others. In general, it's not born into the way their brains work, but learned in toddlerhood by having uncaring, abusive or violent parents.
When people lack empathy, they don't care about the suffering of people or animals, not even those closest to them.
Many psychopaths are very good at being charming and appearing normal. They will feign caring because they know it's expected. The telltale difference is how they behave when their own interests are at stake.
- possible friend - attraction
- possible sexual partner or life-mate - attraction
- possible enemy - aversion
- total disinterest, neutral
Most people care far less about others they don't know, and care most about the people who are closest to them.
This is normal.
The reason religions like Christianity and Buddhism try to teach us to "love thy neighbour as thyself" is precisely because most people don't.
How to love has to be learned, practised and cultivated.
In addition, it is estimated that one in twenty people are psychopathic to the extent that they lack empathy for others. In general, it's not born into the way their brains work, but learned in toddlerhood by having uncaring, abusive or violent parents.
When people lack empathy, they don't care about the suffering of people or animals, not even those closest to them.
Many psychopaths are very good at being charming and appearing normal. They will feign caring because they know it's expected. The telltale difference is how they behave when their own interests are at stake.
@paulio
Yep.
Under 26, the brain is not yet mature, still impulsive.
It happens in every generation.
But with Covid, I think part of the problem is the youngsters believe that if they get it they'll recover.
They don't take into account that the disease often leaves permanent damage to brain, heart, lung, liver or kidney.
And they don't recognise how dangerous it is to walk around being highly infectious and breathing it on everyone around them.
It means, of course, that those of us who do care have to be even more careful with our masks, distancing and hygiene.
Yep.
Under 26, the brain is not yet mature, still impulsive.
It happens in every generation.
But with Covid, I think part of the problem is the youngsters believe that if they get it they'll recover.
They don't take into account that the disease often leaves permanent damage to brain, heart, lung, liver or kidney.
And they don't recognise how dangerous it is to walk around being highly infectious and breathing it on everyone around them.
It means, of course, that those of us who do care have to be even more careful with our masks, distancing and hygiene.