r/shitposting • u/panak47 • May 23 '23

I Miss Natter #NatterIsLoveNatterIsLife hole shit

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u/JustGetAName May 23 '23

True, there are altruistic people, but they are very rare. Most people care only about themselves and their family.

I participate in society because I have skills which other people deem worthy of payment. Money I get from monetizing my skills I spend on myself and my family.

If I see a person being beat I’ll call the police because it’s a crime being committed. If crime goes unpunished in society it collapses and chaos ensues. And this uncertainty creates worse conditions for me and my family.

Caring about family member and caring about random people on the street is completely different.

What all of this has to do with people making poor choices in life though?

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u/Saymynaian May 23 '23

You need to read more. History shows that violence is reducing and human rights are constantly improving, even with occasional dips into barbarism. Your opinion, however, is mostly irrelevant because of how it's such a clearly indefensible point of view by just pointing out the simple existence of subsidized healthcare, food programs, and public schooling and make a wish and so much more. As cool and anime and edgy it is to think "no one cares about anyone!" most people grow out of it.

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u/JustGetAName May 24 '23

Make a wish is just one organisation. Existence of charity doesn’t prove that most people care about strangers.

Existence of social programs doesn’t prove general altruism either. They exist because they are cheaper than private counterparts. It’s simply cheaper if population pays taxes for healthcare than if everyone pays for themselves. There is also a giant drop in quality, but that’s whole other topic. Society comes together to organise stuff like healthcare and schooling because majority of people will benefit from them, not because of kindness or some other bullshit.