They would never build for you because you will teach them by example to build for their descendents.
“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.” - ancient Greek proverb
What if they don’t care for their descendents and they only care for ideas?
That’s the whole gene vs meme concept.
The same principal applies in that people who come after you can receive your ideas.
And if their idea is you shouldn’t exsist?
Edit:
Alphonse: Mr Heinkel, why do you have that?
Heinkel: I happen to pick it up. I got it when Kimblee abandoned us in the mine.
Alphonse: A philosopher stone. With this we might actually have a chance at winning. But…
Heinkel: Yeah, I know. These are made using human lives aren’t they? Your brother told me. He said, “you rather not use one of these to get your original bodies back.” In that case, don’t use it for yourself. Use it to save the entire world instead. You deserve it because even though they’ve been put into that stone you still recognize them as people. I know, those people, even though their trapped in stone they still want to fight to protect what matters to them. Let them fight, they deserve the chance.
Alphonse: Alright. We’ll fight. Together
Because someone else has already built it for us. It’s our duty to pass it on. And honestly it is the core of what it means to be human. Otherwise you’re a parasite who deserves what parasites deserve.
Today was pretty shit but there were some parts of it that were neat and I want others to be able to cherish more of the parts that were neat
Because you are not the main character of the universe.
You will leave behind consequences for your actions. The consequences of the actions of others gave you the world you have lived in, as will the consequences of your shape the world of the future.
There is nothing after death and we all know that, so all there’s left to plan for after you die is the legacy of what you did while you were here.
Speaking for me, I value the idea that the consequences of my life wind up being more positive than negative for future generations. I also value feeling like I’ve changed things for the better now, and so when I have a platform or any influence I aim for that.
If you don’t care about any of that, please seek counseling. The rest of us will be better off with fewer narcissists.
Sorry, my question really hurt you.
We’re talking about you, bud. I’m good.
What about me? Why not just air your grievances. I won’t mind.
Nah. You want a fight, you can look somewhere else. I’ve got better things to do. I said what I wanted to say.
I won’t fight. You think I’m a narcissist. That’s hurtful but ok. I apologize for however it is i transgressed against you.
How do you want me to behave differently?
Edit: should I not ask questions? Should I not be myself? Should I be nicer?
I’m a person like you. If you do not want to connect with me why engage me in such a confrontational way?
I think it’s just your question comes off as nihilistic and a little bit libertarian, and neither of those is mentally healthy really
Ok, but it was an honest question. So, how is that narcissism? Is every question I ask a representation of what I believe?
Not sure why this is so downvoted , it’s an interesting question.
There are many things that made us shoot forward in the evolutionary arm race, but one the parts is the sharing of knowledge and values to our offspring.
Children want to learn from their parents, and parents want to teach their children in the same way they learnt from their parents.
The early humans who started this generational knowledge sharing fared better, and humans became more social and dependent on each other, while the humans focused on themselves more than their offspring perished.
It’s in our nature to care for our next generation, in the same way the previous generation cared for us.
Monke want hug
Monke give hug, monke get hug
Monke no give. only take.
I think Western society/individualism has erased a lot of this but for centuries before colonialism and still in a lot of indigenous and non-western societies, it’s expected to respect your elders and take care of them. In turn, they should be aiming to build that respect for themselves and to be a good ancestor for those preceding them. You see this all across indigenous belief systems - your society/nature will take care of you just as you took care of it.
The reason nobody did shit for us is because those beliefs have been overridden by colonialism and individualistic mindsets. Humans aren’t meant to be as selfish as we’ve become, that’s why we’re so unhappy.
Because helping others feels better than being an asshole
From a purely cynical perspective: Species survival. Evolution has programmed us to desire offspring and try to ensure their ability to produce offspring. To do that, I need to make sure the world is livable for them and the next generations.
Small minded people see this and think “I just need to make it better for my kids not everyone”. They’re missing the big picture. They fail to see that we survive better if everyone is surviving better.
It could be a tomorrow you are building for your children.
Sometimes you can be so sure about the poster’s age
May as well teach them then.
