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Why water complaints feel selfish when others have nothing

Every time I see the news about water crises in other countries I feel guilty for complaining about our chlorine taste when people are dying of thirst.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Awareness of greater suffering elsewhere can invalidate our own legitimate concerns, preventing us from addressing real problems in our immediate environment.

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