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It's Groundhog Day, but everyone's experiencing the loop. What are some daily patterns that would begin to emerge? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Many things change when material needs are vanished. I'd like to think people would eventually find ways to start the day by bringing food to starving, euthanasia for suffering, and similar since this is the only real gratification when self gratification finally runs out

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I think the opposite. The starving and suffering would be abandoned, because any attempt to ease it is futile. Their suffering begins again tomorrow, right where they were today.

I think people would help initially, but eventual acceptance that it’s pointless and nothing you can do for them makes any difference, would inevitably lead to anyone that can’t be helped being forsaken. There would be a few saints no doubt, but they’d be in the minority. How many times could you euthanise someone before there’s no longer any emotion it?

It’s bleak, but it’s human.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What can you do that makes a difference? Only things for people

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Point being, that it doesn’t make a difference. All it really does is make you feel briefly better for trying to help. Next day, back to suffering.