Pity gets a bad name. I don't think it's pity that stops anyone making positive contributions, in fact it can motivate. Is it really distinct from 'empathy'?
I linked to this before, which identifies a kind of saccharine falseness particularly common in the US:
an ideological force in American culture that I had not been aware of before – one that encourages us to deny reality, submit cheerfully to misfortune and blame only ourselves for our fate
If you find something inspiring though, go with it.
Pity gets a bad name. I don't think it's pity that stops anyone making positive contributions, in fact it can motivate. Is it really distinct from 'empathy'?
I linked to this before, which identifies a kind of saccharine falseness particularly common in the US:
an ideological force in American culture that I had not been aware of before – one that encourages us to deny reality, submit cheerfully to misfortune and blame only ourselves for our fate
If you find something inspiring though, go with it.
