Question of the day
Why have we lost compassion for other people that aren't friends and family?
What have been the contributing factors?
What have been the contributing factors?
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FreddieUK · 70-79, M
I suspect there have always been people who have had no compassion for others and the advent of social media has enabled them to safely express their misanthropy behind anonymity. Similarly, I know many people who are very empathetic, want to help and understand that the limitations of what they can do personally does not mean they don't care. Most of my closest friends don't 'do' social media, or at least that's what they tell me. I have no way of knowing since this is the only forum I am on.
One of the factors you ask about, I think, is the permission that's been granted by finding other people are as unpleasant as yourself to pile on the invective against people you don't know. It also makes it easier to scapegoat groups for your distress and own failings and bypass the brain when coming up with inhumane 'solutions'. That last word has gained a very negative connotation since it's abhorrent use by a racist regime in days gone by.
One of the factors you ask about, I think, is the permission that's been granted by finding other people are as unpleasant as yourself to pile on the invective against people you don't know. It also makes it easier to scapegoat groups for your distress and own failings and bypass the brain when coming up with inhumane 'solutions'. That last word has gained a very negative connotation since it's abhorrent use by a racist regime in days gone by.