Also, do you really care less about (i.e. assign less utility to the welfare of) someone like Amanda than previously, or is it just that you try to avoid strong emotional reactions to such individual cases?
Let’s look at it this way: if I had cash to hand, and was given the option: pay X to solve this particular salient injustice, then I’d be less inclined to do it than before.
On the other hand, if I was given the option: pay X to solve this particular class of injustices, then I’d be more inclined to do it than before.
I assume you mean Amanda Knox.
Also, do you really care less about (i.e. assign less utility to the welfare of) someone like Amanda than previously, or is it just that you try to avoid strong emotional reactions to such individual cases?
Let’s look at it this way: if I had cash to hand, and was given the option: pay X to solve this particular salient injustice, then I’d be less inclined to do it than before.
On the other hand, if I was given the option: pay X to solve this particular class of injustices, then I’d be more inclined to do it than before.
Emotional involvement follows a similar trend.