True, but in some ways it's not as bad for them because they've never known that feeling, so maybe they don't know why people would particularly want it. Like if I asked you if you ever want to spend time away from your legs. I know it's not the same because it's another person but just saying they might never think about that at all.
I follow a deaf creator on social media and sometimes they have days where they don't wear their cochlear implant. Even though it's hard for me to imagine choosing not to hear when you have a device that can help, I get it. It's how they were born. Their natural state of being.
The deaf community is fascinating. I never thought that cochlear implants would be a divisive topic but some deaf folks view them as instruments of genocide. Learning about that for the first time made me ponder other arguments that could be applied to and just sort of makes me rethink concepts of cultural assimilation, erasure, appropriation, genocide, etc. I dunno how much my opinions shifted overall, but I'm glad to have learned about a unique perspective from a world almost totally unknown to me.
It really puts into perspective the way the west calls someone a backwards country/locations.
I'm sure their cases of workplace violence, and road rage are much smaller in nameless countryside village in Mongolia.
Happiness shouldn't be judged on how many things you have from the store. Hell, even having access to stores. Their life and ability to enjoy it are on different scales (cultural, ethical, environmental)!
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u/StrangelyBrown 1d ago
True, but in some ways it's not as bad for them because they've never known that feeling, so maybe they don't know why people would particularly want it. Like if I asked you if you ever want to spend time away from your legs. I know it's not the same because it's another person but just saying they might never think about that at all.