• EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I don’t have kids or children in my life and I’m heavily invested in the concept of an easier future for the younger generations, I’ve never understood this.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve often had the unpleasant niggling thought that maybe many people don’t actually understand altruistic behavior. The idea that people would strive to make the world a better place even if there’s no earthly or eternal reward really seems foreign to some people.