If I asked every person I know, "What is a comfortable life?" I don't think a single person would cite "heated water". In my circles that's as given as the air I breathe.
Comments like this startle me to the reality of the insulated life I live. Similar to the 30 minutes I spent on GiveWell the other day realizing how much I take for granted things like, say, the fact that I am not at risk of dying from malaria. And yet I still struggle between the idea of buying an even bigger house vs saving the lives of hundreds of children.
Whenever I recognize this mismatch between the stark reality of life on earth and my own uncaring attitude about others, I wish there was a YouTube channel I could watch that was designed to evoke sympathy in me for those less fortunate. Like maybe just documentaries about the challenges of regular life outside my bubble?
Sympathy as as Service anyone?