tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590358285673767171.post5973463157348733355..comments2023-05-28T17:47:26.943-07:00Comments on A Nice Place To Live: Niceness vs EthicsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08064363064872625529noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590358285673767171.post-18515451062129031882014-01-16T20:50:49.360-08:002014-01-16T20:50:49.360-08:00Apart from PR, another reason to be nice is to pre...Apart from PR, another reason to be nice is to prevent yourself from becoming cold and distanced from real emotions. If I always had the mindset of maximally focusing on long-term gambles rather than also caring about small suffering that I see in my surroundings, I might reduce my brain's comprehension of the importance of suffering and instead drift into abstractions. In the worst case, people who start out with the best of intentions and justify their seemingly heartless actions on grounds of the greater good may end up doing atrocious things, although I don't want to suggest this is a very likely endpoint in any particular case.Brian Tomasikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510289096715716609noreply@blogger.com