We feel less guilty when we are personally exploiting something rather than indirectly benefiting from a systematic exploitation.
For example, we dont feel guilty about utilising a hospital COVID ward, where HCW put their lives at risk to help you. But I feel so guilty asking for a personal attender to help our family as we are going through COVID, with concerns like what if he gets it? What if we cause him more pain than the benefit we offer him etc.
But logically its no different from a situation at a hospital ward, where its likely that the ward boys take up the job purely for money. it feels different when its institutional than when it is personal. Why is that?
Social proof? Distribution of responsibilty?
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