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[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

No, I believe it. The problem with capitalists isn't that they have no empathy; most of them do. They just define very narrowly who that empathy applies to, and mostly that narrow line is drawn right around their immediate vicinity. He was probably great to those in his orbit. He just didn't see his customers as human.

[-] Breadhax0r@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I recall reading or hearing something a number of years ago that basically said a human is only capable of really caring about a small number of people (single digits) and generally caring about a slightly larger number. Anyone outside of those circles is an NPC

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

True. But that doesn't excuse someone's decisions when they are presented with the consequences of their actions. Even if it doesn't affect anyone you know, you can still make moral decisions about how to treat them.

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