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recapitated@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

What's an example of good people doing good things, which is not an act of harm reduction or mitigating some kind of evil?

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What's an example of good people doing good things, which is not an act of harm reduction or mitigating some kind of evil?

recapitated@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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    Teachers.

    • MelastSB@sh.itjust.works
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      You think education doesn’t keep evil or harm at bay?

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        No, because ignorance isn’t inherently evil.

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          Eloquently put.

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          I’d actually argue against this, to a degree. If you’re ignorant, you do not know the full consequences of your actions, and therefore whether they’re good or evil. This means that, even for two people who mean well, on average the less educated one will do more evil than the more educated one.

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    Old men planting trees in whose shade they shall never sit.

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    I’d say good old fashion politeness like saying good morning, giving someone a (real) compliment, and other small random acts of kindness. You do it because you want to not because you expect something.

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      The lady at work who brings in a shopping bag full of chocolates and lollies once in a while just to make us stupidly happy and giggly.

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    open source contributors.

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    People who seed

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      Oh wait you’re talking about torrents…

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        I assumed they meant plants.

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          deleted by creator

  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    Being a reciprocal lover

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    I’ll hold a door for a body going the other way.

    Sometimes, I’ll even let a truck merge.

    One time I cut someone off in traffic by accident and they ended up behind me in a drive thru so I bought their coffee.

    I’m no saint tho. I still fart in elevators.

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      I once vomited in an elevator. Sorry to whomever had to clean that up. I was sincerely ill and had to get home to bed & toilet asap.

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    Good public art.

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    Working to understand the universe

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    helping people

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