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Why our assumptions about worthiness complicate compassion

I lie awake thinking about the homeless man I walked past today without giving him money because I was afraid he'd spend it on drugs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Fear of being deceived can become an excuse for withholding humanity from those who need it most.

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