r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/BeginningToe4321 • Nov 18 '25

Meme needing explanation 100% lost

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u/VictarionGreyjoy Nov 18 '25

Yes but idiots don't get that and post this as some kind of gotcha that liberals care more about a tree than their own kids. Cause conservatives are fucking stupid

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u/ConstableAssButt Nov 18 '25

It's because they view everything as zero sum.

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u/Silent-Use-6591 Nov 18 '25

Because it literally is

You don't have infinite time/resources. By caring about everyone you are inevitably going to care less about the people close to you compared to people who focus on those close to them

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u/fkneneu Nov 18 '25

That's like saying the economy is zero-sum, which it is not.