one is recognized as a good person by pattern-matching to preconceived notions of how a good person should behave, not by the expected results of one’s actions
Yes, even when the “generally seen as good” actions are predictably failing or even making things worse, you are supposed to do them. Because that’s what good people do! And you should signal goodness, as opposed to… uhm, actually making things better, or something.
Yes, even when the “generally seen as good” actions are predictably failing or even making things worse, you are supposed to do them. Because that’s what good people do! And you should signal goodness, as opposed to… uhm, actually making things better, or something.