Why is the phrase as popular as it is?

On another note, I also don’t quite understand what it means or implies. When someone doesn’t have faith in humanity, what does that mean?

Also, what is the humanity in the phrase? Do they mean all 8 billion people? Or is humanity understood here as something metaphysical?

  • Hazmatastic
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    11 months ago

    Much simpler than my explanation: Are you cynical or optimistic about humanity’s moral nature?

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      I think humans are largely wired similarly and it’s mostly nurture that influences one’s “moral” compass.

      I don’t think our morality is evolving in any meaningful way, but I am optimistic about our ethical development as a direct result of our increasing interconnectedness via travel technology and more significantly, social media/online news.

      The invasion of Ukraine, for instance, is inciting a much stronger public global reaction than international conflicts historically have and I believe even twenty years ago(or less; Crimea), nobody would have cared that some faraway place was fighting another faraway place.

      I think humanity and humans individually are developing empathy past our preoccupation with the monoculture we’re born into as a direct result of physical and digital proximity. Understanding and believing that we, all humans, humanity, are all related and connected is much more difficult to ignore or discount via ignorance these days, leading to a further-reaching awareness and empathy for situations distance may otherwise have preempted.

      • Hazmatastic
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        11 months ago

        Haha while I agree with you on a lot of what you said, I was more restating your response than asking you personally. But I do enjoy the insight.

        I think empathy is the only way we can survive. Intelligence got us here, but it won’t keep us here. If we want to survive, I think we need to use empathy to temper our ambitions. Otherwise, the people in charge will end up ruling over a smoking mountain of shit.

        Also, it was asked 6 (7?) days ago. Maybe your client has a delay of some kind? At least that’s how it looks on my end. I’m using Boost if that means anything.