The Morality of Pity
Pity is nihilistic insofar as it allows us to evade reality, by allowing us to feel that we are better than we are and better than those in need.
The morality of pity drives us to feel pity and to feel good for feeling pity. Having such feelings is worse than feeling nothing. If we feel good when we feel pity, then we are motivated only to help the individuals we feel pity for rather than to help end the systemic injustices that create such pitiful situations in the first place.
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