It seems like a pandemic should be the EASIEST time for people to realize that they should care about others and their wellbeing, but nope, I still can't explain to people around me why they should care about other humans...
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This apathy for elderly and ill / disabled individuals is probably a sign of how disconnected different generations of people are in America—I’ve gotten to know a couple of older individuals and death doulas through attending Death Cafe events and I sincerely hope they’re safe
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It’s a pretty unusual social group for a twenty-something to want to hang out with but I find it a really fulfilling mode of interaction alongside my typical college student escapades
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I keep seeing "people don't care" and... I don't buy it. People are asking "should I change my own behavior?" and motivated-reasoningly concluding "no" without it ever occurring to them that their behavior would spiken the curve and thus lead to more old people dying.
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I think they're just thinking "X% of old people are going to die" as if it's a sunk cost. And then the emotional disconnect is this:https://twitter.com/QiaochuYuan/status/1238160328493395968 …
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