That's Lifeboats

Lifeboat ethics is something I've given a lot of thought to since the idea was first introduced to me in school. I'm sure we all have our own lists of who should get thrown overboard. We would base it on who we don't like. That's fair. But, we should be careful to dislike people for the right reasons. There should be some objective reasoning to support such serious decision making. I think many of us are biased against those with the appearance of being a burden on the others; an added weight, as it were, tipping the boat treacherously as the waves splash up over the bow in the spot where you put him. Oh! Look at that! He's flying backwards into the sea! But then, someone might ask you why you did that. And you might reply, 'He had a gravelly voice and it looked like he hadn't shaved in a while...' And, hopefully, you're not then told that you just pushed the navigator overboard and forced to try to make it up to everyone present by offering them the late navigator's Fisherman's Friends, which fell out of his pocket. If you're a wise passenger, you'll try to look compliant as you watch the disfavoured get tossed out to drown. And you'll try to blend in, rather than attracting the attention of all those restless hands.
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