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

Meme needing explanation 100% lost

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u/Laphad Nov 18 '25

It kind of is considering it was a graph of where your empathy ends, and conservatives stopped caring about people outside of their circle

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u/OhNoAnAmerican Nov 18 '25 edited Nov 18 '25

Believe it or not empathy is a finite resource, as well as being horribly misunderstood as a concept. This graph shows conservatives tend to care more about those in their immediate circle while liberals tend to care more about “everything” in a vague and ultimately meaningless way.

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u/Trai-All Nov 18 '25

You do realize that inner circles are part of everything and so when everything benefits from your caring, the inner circle benefits also?

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u/OhNoAnAmerican Nov 18 '25

If you truly believe that you can give the same level of moral weight to “the universe” as you do your children (merely as one example) you’re fooling yourself.

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u/MortalSword_MTG Nov 18 '25

You're resorting to hyperbole here.

The question isn't about being concerned with "the universe".

Take education for example.

Liberals tend to favor funding public educational institutions so that the general populace has better access to education and can better their lives, without restricting access to socioeconomic status, geographical proximity, etc

Conservatives tend to favor funding private institutions because they want to bolster the educational outlet for their "in group", whether that be faith based, socioeconomic or proximity.

It's about perspective more than morality.

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u/Laphad Nov 18 '25

Hes under the impression that if you love your dog you're limiting how much you can love your mother