A page from The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why by Amanda Ripley

I guess it’s not exactly surprising, but it seems to explain a lot of things I’m witnessing in my later adulthood. I’ve always felt deeply impressed by selfless heroes, but I never really pondered the profile of heroism.

    • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
      16·
      4 hours ago

      When you are fighting to survive, it’s only normal to have less bandwidth to care for others.

    • Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
      9·
      4 hours ago

      Luckily, it is the kind of privilege you can pass on to your children.

      You don’t have to have any other privileges for that. Just patience and love (yep, not easy, but doable by all means)

    • TheSambassador@lemmy.worldEnglish
      28·
      7 hours ago

      In a weird way, having emotionally available and supportive parents is absolutely a privilege. People are able to develop empathy in spite of bad parents, and good parenting isn’t a guarantee to a good person, but parenting is a major factor for life success. I wish it weren’t, and I hope we can build a society that could guarantee every child full opportunities.