Re:Sacrificing everything for my dog. How I became a programmer
by sudo_robin on Monday June 24, 2013 @04:52AM
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> In reality, this kind of thinking means that if you believe in Karma, you can ignore less-fortunates because clearly they screwed up their lives on their own.
Disagree - If some one is "less-fortunate" and you are in the capacity to help them, you accumulate the negative kind of karma by ignoring them.
> Conversely, you can get away with being a jerk to people, because they probably deserved it anyway.
Maybe. But do not forget the implications on you for being a jerk.
> It is a self-reinforcing bias of the worst sort.
Re:Sacrificing everything for my dog. How I became a programmer
by Afforess on Monday June 24, 2013 @05:07AM
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Your interpretation of Karma may be correct, but I was responding to the author's views on Karma. I urge you to go read it again, his are the under-informed, dangerous sort.
Disagree - If some one is "less-fortunate" and you are in the capacity to help them, you accumulate the negative kind of karma by ignoring them.
> Conversely, you can get away with being a jerk to people, because they probably deserved it anyway.
Maybe. But do not forget the implications on you for being a jerk.
> It is a self-reinforcing bias of the worst sort.
Depends on how you take it.