--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The point is: have you ever noticed how…" description: "\"“The point is: have you ever noticed how we crush a cockroach without further worry and feel no remorse in spite of being in fact terminating a life? T..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/camilo-gomes-jr-24361_bias_the-point-is-have-you-ever-noticed-how-w_338814.jpg" --- # The point is: have you ever noticed how we crush a… ![“The point is: have you ever noticed how we crush a cockroach without further worry and feel no remorse in spite of being in fact terminating a life? That's it. We do so because we don't identify ourselves with a cockroach. Because it's very diffent from us. [...] Thinking from that side, I suppose…” quote by Camilo Gomes Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/camilo-gomes-jr-24361_bias_the-point-is-have-you-ever-noticed-how-w_338814.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/camilo-gomes-jr-24361_bias_the-point-is-have-you-ever-noticed-how-w_338814.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/camilo-gomes-jr-24361_bias_the-point-is-have-you-ever-noticed-how-w_338814.jpg) > ““The point is: have you ever noticed how we crush a cockroach without further worry and feel no remorse in spite of being in fact terminating a life? That's it. We do so because we don't identify ourselves with a cockroach. Because it's very diffent from us. \[...\] Thinking from that side, I suppose some people tend to do the same towards others. I mean, they see from distance those they don't identify with on the spot, do you get me? It's as if the stranger, who doesn't belong to the same group as we do, was seen as an inferior being... Almost a cockroach!”” [Camilo Gomes Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camilo-gomes-jr/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. We tend to devalue lives of beings we don't see as similar to us, leading to cruelty toward outsiders. **In simple terms:** We treat those unlike us as less worthy. Key Takeaway Recognize shared humanity to reduce bias. Themes empathy bias dehumanization ingroupoutgroup Mood reflective concerned Type ethical philosophical When to use this quote - workplace discrimination - immigration debates - animal rights activism - conflict resolution Key Concepts Moral psychology social identity theory Questions to Reflect On - How do you identify with those different from you? - What habits can you change to see others as equal? 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