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The opposite of love isn't hate — it's not bothering to care at all.

means A state of having no particular interest, concern, or feeling about something — neither for it nor against it.

from From Latin 'indifferentia,' built from 'in-' (not) plus 'differre' (to differ, to set apart). The root literally means 'not making a difference' — and that's the heart of it: to be indifferent is to find that nothing tips the scales one way or the other. It reached English through Old French 'indifference' in the late Middle Ages.

Worst insult
Being ignored stings more than being hated
Bystander effect
More witnesses means less help offered
Latin roots
Means making no difference between things
Survival tool
Caring about everything would burn you out fast
for instance

rwandan genocide 1994 — un commanders ordered troops to stand down as 800,000 were killed in 100 days

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