Serious question. I’m speaking to college students next week. Suppose that instead of dissipating their energy on phantom causes (e.g. rape culture, or fighting “fascists” like me) they organized to change the world for the better. What are one or two causes they should pursue?
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What are your thoughts on this topic? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pathological-Altruism-Barbara-Oakley/dp/0199738572 …
Haven't read it, but certainly empathic instincts can turn toxic, e.g. in lots of virtue-signaling.
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This is something that struck me: "suicide bombings and genocides can be caused by pathological altruism, when perpetrators of these acts believe they are behaving altruistically towards those who share their ideology."
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