A while back I was quoting Eugene Debs or something and saying we should judge a society by how we treat the worst-off, etc. And my interlocutor thought this was too pessimistic, so they ended the conversation by saying, “Well, I’ve had a good life.”
Yeah most of the people I know who are happy or content are extremely myopic. And extremely annoying to talk to.
A while back I was quoting Eugene Debs or something and saying we should judge a society by how we treat the worst-off, etc. And my interlocutor thought this was too pessimistic, so they ended the conversation by saying, “Well, I’ve had a good life.”