Going-against-the-grainers have attained some degree of moral autonomy – an autonomous, direct responsiveness to the relevant moral considerations. Sensitivity to audience is crucial for responsiveness to the full range of moral considerations, but it is not sufficient. The first reason is that some genuine moral considerations are absent from or in conflict with the expectations of an actual moral audience. The second reason is that responding to audience feedback – acting to avoid blame or garner praise – does not equate (or necessarily lead) to being moved by the moral consideration.
How to live and fight amidst collapse.
Quit the rat race, learn to be alone and to build new connections. Respect sentient beings. Read and think, learn how the world works, develop the sense that you live in a world of many, and you’re not the only one who matters.