The most fundamental biological urge is the will to survive. If you point out to people that we're on the road to destruction if we don't broaden our self-interest to include the self-interests of others, you'll probably make more headway than trying to convince people to be more compassionate.
The problem I have with compassion is that it suggests a hierarchy with the compassionate (benevolent) person at the top, and is thus somewhat patronizing. I prefer the self-interest model because it takes account of the fact that other people have their own ideas of what constitutes self-interest. Non-interference is what I advocate. That's my entire platform as a candidate in 2024. Stay the hell out of other people's business. Most of them can get along just fine without us, and the few that can't we can help, not out of compassion, out of self-interest.
The most fundamental biological urge is the will to survive. If you point out to people that we're on the road to destruction if we don't broaden our self-interest to include the self-interests of others, you'll probably make more headway than trying to convince people to be more compassionate.
The problem I have with compassion is that it suggests a hierarchy with the compassionate (benevolent) person at the top, and is thus somewhat patronizing. I prefer the self-interest model because it takes account of the fact that other people have their own ideas of what constitutes self-interest. Non-interference is what I advocate. That's my entire platform as a candidate in 2024. Stay the hell out of other people's business. Most of them can get along just fine without us, and the few that can't we can help, not out of compassion, out of self-interest.
"There isn't a homeless problem anywhere else."
Yeah there is. Do a search on "Pandora homeless Victoria BC" then go to images.
Mental health is just part of it. The main problem is fentanyl pouring across the unprotected US border with Mexico.
There's also about 2 million homeless in Turkey and Syria thanks to the recent earthquake. If you want to help those people, here's how:
https://www.islamicreliefcanada.org/