In the year or so since this article was posted, I’ve updated more towards prioritising the far future in many ways, while I’m still figuring out how it affects my actions. I find myself resonating with your post and the excellent comments (I only wish there were more).
My reasons for finding this hard are somewhat different from yours, but it helps to see another perspective. This quote encapsulates what I see in this post and some of what I feel:
Caring isn’t about feeling the amount of suffering in the world; it’s about doing the right thing anyway. Even without the feeling. - Nate Soares
In the year or so since this article was posted, I’ve updated more towards prioritising the far future in many ways, while I’m still figuring out how it affects my actions. I find myself resonating with your post and the excellent comments (I only wish there were more).
My reasons for finding this hard are somewhat different from yours, but it helps to see another perspective. This quote encapsulates what I see in this post and some of what I feel: