I don’t think I have too much to add, but I thought it was nice to see these different takes fleshed out.
My own views are a mix of your last two. It goes a little like:
“At best, humans are operating off leaky abstractions when it comes to ‘doing good’. It’s not realistic to expect yourself to do The Goodest Thing (TM) all the time, even when it seems like it’s doable. Just like how you can’t always swim to the other side of the shore, even if you can see it from across the waves. There’s a lot of other factors involved, and doing things like taking breaks are instrumental in the long run to avoid burnout.”
I don’t think I have too much to add, but I thought it was nice to see these different takes fleshed out.
My own views are a mix of your last two. It goes a little like:
“At best, humans are operating off leaky abstractions when it comes to ‘doing good’. It’s not realistic to expect yourself to do The Goodest Thing (TM) all the time, even when it seems like it’s doable. Just like how you can’t always swim to the other side of the shore, even if you can see it from across the waves. There’s a lot of other factors involved, and doing things like taking breaks are instrumental in the long run to avoid burnout.”