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Why proximity shapes our capacity for compassion

I feel guilty for caring more about the hurricane in Florida than the flooding in Pakistan because the news coverage made me

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Media attention creates hierarchies of suffering that reveal uncomfortable truths about whose pain we are trained to prioritize.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.