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What percentage of people you've met do you consider a genuinely good person? Someone you could trust your life with if need be? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Edit: I don't mean someone that will sacrifice their life for yours, more someone who would go out of their way to rush you to the hospital or something

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[–] pebbles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

I designate all folks as good folks. Even with the whole 'every action is inherently selfish' worldview that I have. I think most anyone close to me, and anyone nearby with free time would rush me to the hospital.

Though, I think leaving me to die is fair and wouldn't make someone a bad person. I am only the center of my universe.

I'd imagine that that point of designating good and bad people is to decide where to put your effort. Who to try and support. Maybe to decide who to keep in your life. I'd say that can be done just fine without labeling folks as "bad people".

I worry folks will dehumanize and become a bit too negligent of the experiences of "bad people". "Bad people" just means "contradictory and offensive culture" in most cases.