I'd argue that perhaps you don't have the sense-memory of its effects, but you also lack the moral relativism of trying to justify your own pain to yourself. All those people saying 'well I've [experienced something unacceptable] and I'm just fine' seem pretty empathy-poor. Being forced to swallow your pride as a child does a lot to fuck with your sense of right and wrong.
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In France there are plenty of people who ask for Dafalgan or neurofen but have no idea what paracetamol or ibuprofen are.
Hey, you leave them and their strawwomen alone!
The premise of your argument is 'why aren't people more rational?'. That's a silly premise.
For some reason I immediately thought of Griffith in Berserk
I think the blade runner sequel had something like this too.
In terms of nostalgia, ffvii, but the most moving experience I've ever had with a video game is mother 3.
Not if they believe it won't affect them, and if they can turn their power into connections with rich people willing to part with their wealth in exchange for the promise their civilisational-risk-increasing industries can press on unabated.
I like how you put that. The answer isn't in the lesson, it's in the practice.
We aren't built to be satisfied. Our survival in a prehistorical context depended on our constant vigilance in the face of the ever-present risk of death from myriad dangers. That has required of us to evolve into fearful, violent creatures. Nothing forces us to act that way in a safer, less existentially precarious context, but there's a lot of hard-wiring for us to fight against. I think so long as you're willing to face that skittish, aggressive, hoarding nature and try to calm it down and perpetually remind it that it's going to be ok, you're on your way to some pretty solid contentment.
Of course that first requires that you've somehow magicked your way to a reliably full belly and roof over your head, which... well good luck
You're assuming I haven't suffered. I'm saying I don't think suffering grants you empathy, that's just one reaction you might have, many just choose not to emotionally engage with the source of their pain.