I feel this so much

“Wow you’re so selfless” no I just help my community when they need it and expect them to help me when I need it. If society isn’t for precisely that then it has zero value.

It’s as if these people don’t understand that, yes, I actually want to help create a better place by being a good person.

My first impulse towards someone isn’t a cold calculus of thought about use and transaction.

It’s insane how the current mythos inculcates that selfishness into people so much, you will see everyone walking around claiming selfishness as the foundational core trait of humanity… Completely ignoring that it’s our bonds of community that are our real strength in nature.

The dying older generation has a point, though they attribute it to the wrong thing. They point to the downfall of the church in society as what made things go worse…

It wasn’t the religion directly. It was the community that was, in some ways, making things better.

I just want to live in a world where people are taught these things: critical thinking, creativity, compassion and community. If you want a 5th “c” for physical activity like we probably should, “calisthenics” could be the last.

I dunno the context but would hear it if you’d share.

I agree so much with this sentiment, but find myself doing the opposite and coping by avoiding. I don’t volunteer my mental or emotional energy on the public, I don’t like it very much, probably because of what you are saying here. No matter how much I want a better world for all of us, I also want my hobbit hole where I can avoid everyone forever if possible.