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justanotheridijiton: boyist: randomslasher: pastel-selkie: lesbianshepard: stupid leftists and their belief in *checks notes* the intrinsic value of human life Reblog if you would burn down the statue of liberty to save a life Here’s the thing, though. If you asked a conservative “Would you let the statue of liberty burn to save one life?” they’d probably scoff and say no, it’s a national landmark, a treasure, a piece of too much historical importance to let it be destroyed for the sake of one measly life. But if you asked, “Would you let the statue of liberty burn in order to save your child? your spouse? someone you loved a great deal?” the tune abruptly changes. At the very least, there’s a hesitation. Even if they deny it, I’m willing to bet that gun to their head, the answer would be “yes.” The basic problem here is that people have a hard time seeing outside their own sphere of influence, and empathizing beyond the few people who are right in front of them. You’ve got your immediate family, whom you love; your friends, your acquaintances, maybe to a certain degree the people who share a status with you (your religion, your race, etc.)–but beyond that? People aren’t real. They’re theoretical. But a national monument? That’s real. It stands for something. The value of a non-realized anonymous life that exists completely outside your sphere of influence is clearly worth less than something that represents freedom and prosperity to a whole nation, right? People who think like this lack the compassion to realize that everyone is in someone’s immediate sphere of influence–that everyone is someone’s lover, or brother, or parent. Everyone means the world to someone. And it’s the absolute height of selfishness to assume that their lives don’t have value just because they don’t mean the world to you. P.S. I would let the statue of liberty burn to save a pigeon. Motta, M. [matt_motta]. (2020, July 17). NEW working paper from me and Paul Goren. Survey & phone-tracking data show that self-transcendent (“others-focused”) ppl were more likely to wear masks & socially distance in early stages of #COVID19 pandemic. https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/hxjk5 [THREAD] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/matt_motta/status/1284135458528727047 Motta, M. [matt_motta]. (2020, July 17). When state/local governments asked Americans to take action to help others… who listened? Drawing on insights from Human Values theory, we suspect that self-trans. (“others-focused”) ppl should be more likely to engage in pro-social health behavior. https://politicalbehavior.wordpress.com/2020/05/26/do-basic-human-values-level-the-ideological-playing-field/ Retrieved from https://twitter.com/matt_motta/status/1284135460458106880 Motta, M. [matt_motta]. (2020, July 17). If true, this would imply that responses to govt recommendations transcend political disagreement; they are also the result of fundamental values-based differences that shape how we view politics. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/matt_motta/status/1284135461481582594 Motta, M. [matt_motta]. (2020, July 17). In a demographically rep. svy conducted in late April, we find that highly self-trans. Americans are more likely to report engaging in a variety of pro-social health behaviors (social distancing, mask wearing, avoiding unnecessary trips, etc.). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/matt_motta/status/1284135462379106306 Motta, M. [matt_motta]. (2020, July 17). These findings hold when accounting for: 1. Partisan/ideo. preferences 2. County-level disease severity (active cases per capita) 3. Attitudes toward sci. experts 4. Age & other demo. factors Retrieved from https://twitter.com/matt_motta/status/1284135463834603520 Motta, M. [matt_motta]. (2020, July 17). Of course, it COULD be the case that more ST people are more likely to over-report engaging in pro-social health behavior. To get around that, we exploit state and country-level variation in (1) ST values and (2) geo-tracked social distancing data (Google phone-tracking data). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/matt_motta/status/1284135465394884611 Motta, M. [matt_motta]. (2020, July 17). We again find that ppl in US states where people are more ST than avg., were less likely to venture out of their homes; early in the crisis. We replicate these results cross-nationally, as well. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/matt_motta/status/1284135466388914183 Motta, M. [matt_motta]. (2020, July 17). We’ve made all data, code, and information about our procedure publicly available at @OSFramework. And we appreciate any/all feedback you might have on this project! Thanks for reading! Retrieved from https://twitter.com/matt_motta/status/1284135467894669314 -- source link
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