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Sense of Humanity Decreasing Year After Year: How to Reverse the Trend

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Humanity is a word that has multiple meanings. It can refer to the human species, the human behavior, or the human identity. In this article, I will focus on the second and third meanings, which are related to the values, principles, and emotions that define us as human beings.

Humanity as a behavior means acting with compassion, kindness, empathy, and respect towards others, regardless of their differences. Humanity as an identity means feeling connected, responsible, and accountable to the global community, beyond our individual, national, or cultural boundaries.

Unfortunately, these aspects of humanity seem to be decreasing year after year, as evidenced by the rise of violence, hatred, intolerance, and indifference in the world. Some of the factors that contribute to this decline are:

• The increasing polarization and fragmentation of society, fueled by social media, fake news, and echo chambers, that create divisions and conflicts among people based on their political, religious, or ideological views.
• The growing inequality and injustice in the world, caused by…