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Comment author: beriukay 28 April 2011 09:04:08AM 3 points [-]

You asked, so:

That's what you get when you finally grasp how much pointless pain, misery, risk, death there is in the world; just how much good could be done if everyone would get their act together; just how little anyone seems to care.

Speaks to me greatly. I am often shocked at how little people care about big things, and how much they care about trivial ones.

Comment author: Giles 28 April 2011 12:43:56PM 4 points [-]

Thanks for this comment. Some of what I want to write about is "harsh reality" stuff - I don't believe we can start fixing things until we understand how the world really works. But I must be careful to write it in a way that doesn't damage anyone's faith in humanity.

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