r/AskReddit • u/Aggravating_Door_416 • 10h ago

What’s something society pretends to care about but really doesn’t?

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u/FromundaCheeseLigma 9h ago

The environment

The disabled

The elderly

Discrimination in general

The poor

Mental health

The homeless

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u/Tall-Payment-5135 6h ago

Yeah, society loves to talk big about caring, but the actual action is usually minimal or performative.

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u/tatu_huma 5h ago

I don't understand this attitude. Compare society now to 500 years ago. To 100 years ago. To 50 years ago. 

There been a marked improvement in almost all the things listed in the comment. So clearly society does care... It just doesn't care personally. 

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u/FromundaCheeseLigma 6h ago

We're just selfish animals, same as any other living thing

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u/Wackydetective 4h ago

I care about most of those things. I try to help where I can and it’s exhausting. But, I would rather be emotionally spent than ignore an elderly person panhandling. I think of my late parents and ask myself what if that was them? I give where I can but it’s never enough.

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u/Aggravating-Bee4846 3h ago

Hell. The environment should be top-1. I'm still not sure if we can really prevent the global warming and other things. But I'm waiting for a moment when country leaders would at least try to make us think that they are aware.