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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

this is the reality no one wants to admit because it points out a major flaw in the human psyche.. that is, the ability to lack empathy by distance. the farther away people are, the less we care about them.

this is obvious is every facet of our daily existence, and is provable by the lack of dense conservative centers and how easily swayed those brought physically close to those remote entities (mentally or physically) become empathetic.

humans suck, and we are the cause of resources not going where they are needed.