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Even literal garbage has some good in it. It's just usually not worth the effort of extracting it.

People aren't like resources to be harvested: they are 'ends in themselves', i.e. with their own lives and perspectives. Also, unlike an extractable resource, their goodness is variegated.

I agree, and I think even the "I drink white male tears" people probably have good intentions. I just don't care about hearing them say they drink white male tears.

Perhaps a better wish would be to be able to hear what insights they have that I don't, without it being wrapped in a package that makes me angry.

Even Hitler has killed Hitler after all.

He made pretty okay art and cared about the suffering of animals.