This, for me, is why I mainly engage with simple rules (give 10% of income through payroll giving to Givewell recommended charities, don’t eat meat) and only occasionally do deep dives into the fundamental philosophy or actual individual suffering.
I don’t so much disengage as just get really sad, which on the one hand, yes, the world has a ton of suffering in it, but also it’s hard to operate with that level of sadness constantly. The engagement/reading for me is more like a ‘sadness top-up’ once in a while to make sure I stick to my rules.
This, for me, is why I mainly engage with simple rules (give 10% of income through payroll giving to Givewell recommended charities, don’t eat meat) and only occasionally do deep dives into the fundamental philosophy or actual individual suffering.
I don’t so much disengage as just get really sad, which on the one hand, yes, the world has a ton of suffering in it, but also it’s hard to operate with that level of sadness constantly. The engagement/reading for me is more like a ‘sadness top-up’ once in a while to make sure I stick to my rules.