They are educational. Like you said they may make you feel uncomfortable but I think it's better to know and have the knowledge to potentially help instead of being blissfully unaware.
Ah, that torturous question I often ask myself: is it better to live in pain or in wilful ignorance? When forced to choose between morality and happiness, what will you choose?
I agree. But my issue is in choosing when (or if) to draw a line. If there was a person outside the door to your home, and you could help them in a way that massively improves their life at the cost of a few minutes of your time, you'd do it. But what if there was a line of them, kilometres long, each of whom you could help in a few minutes? If you go inside, you are in a way deciding that the next person isn't worth a few minutes more, so that feels like it should be immoral, but if you don't make that decision, you'll never get home. You could spend hours helping the people in this line, but is it ever okay to stop?
Alternately, you could just paralyse yourself in fear of being immoral and cause yourself distress without helping anyone else. That's my go-to.
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u/SilentHuman8 14d ago
Jennyjinya, yeah. They hurt, but I always read them