• naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    No. Like this ideology of putting yourself first is a bit stupid. you can’t come up with univeral rules (at least ones that can be expressed in a small picture) for human interaction.

    If you feel anxious but your family member needs a lift out of a sketchy party then yeah, you’re a dick and should feel guilty for that. If you would have debilitating panic attacks while driving maybe not, but you’re also shit if you don’t call a taxi or something. We have obligations to each other. “we live in a society”

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      6 months ago

      If they put themselves in that situation you have no obligation to help them. Not saying it isn’t a good thing to do, but the idea it’s an obligation to save someone from the consequences of their own decisions is whack. You’re only obligation here is to make sure you don’t create situations that are dangerous. If everyone followed that rule there wouldn’t be a problem in the first place.