One point I haven’t seen mentioned (though I may have overlooked it): Suffering in children seems to have an especially powerful flow-through effect on later life outcomes. I generally see this idea referred to as toxic stress. This makes suffering in adults seem less important, but suffering in very young children seem more important.
One point I haven’t seen mentioned (though I may have overlooked it): Suffering in children seems to have an especially powerful flow-through effect on later life outcomes. I generally see this idea referred to as toxic stress. This makes suffering in adults seem less important, but suffering in very young children seem more important.