Ask HN: Why do people (waste their time) hating each other?
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(Preface: I want this to be a philosophical question and NOT a political one. Please. If you can.) I guess I am asking more on a national and/or cultural level than a personal level. Why do people waste their time and energy hating each other? I recently came across this[0] Wikipedia page on something called "Sinophobia" (which is a term I have never come across) and was actually very shocked at the length and amount of data presented in the article. I then clicked over related articles regarding Muslims[1] and Hindus[2] and found them astonishingly long as well. I just don't understand why anyone would waste their time and energy and brainspace hating another group of people. (For the record, I am a boring white dude, and have no feelings towards any particular race one way or the other. I live in a city where many cultures exist comfortably. Maybe that speaks to my bewilderment. I've seen actual, overt, real-life racism happen maybe 10 times in my 35 years. Also, I really hope this doesn't turn into a complete shit show.) --- [0] https://ift.tt/2qhcNjc [1] https://ift.tt/3iREwp2 [2] https://ift.tt/3IDTNUh