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user-inactivated · 3163 days ago · link · · parent · post: How do you convince a completely miserable person that the world isn't such a terrible place?
"Well, I guess I can, but to what point? They're probably going to be hit by a truck afterwards, or something... Then, they're going to die. So why do it?"If you can't imagine any way you can make even one other life better in some way
briandmyers · 3163 days ago · link ·
Everyone's gonna die. But if you do something to make someone's life better, there's a good chance that they will do the same, before they die. That ripple can extend to infinity, to a kind of immortality, and it's the only way we can build the Star Trek future that we all want. You don't have to do it - but you can. [edit] I am reminded by this of a wonderful quote from Harry S. Truman : "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."