I'll admit, this does sound kind of harsh, but why does the suffering of others matter?
Think about all the food you eat and all the possessions you own, did you farm or mine the materials that you consume and use on a daily basis? Did you construct the roof over your head? Did you sew and stitch your clothing together? Are you responsible for the education you have access to? Do you know how the Internet even works? Do you know how your computer works?
My point is that no man is an island. Virtually everything that came about in your life arose because of everything that came before it. You are a product of nature and you are protected and provided for by society. What's more, you are actually dependent upon other people for your very happiness. That's right, the overwhelming evidence arising through the discipline of positive psychology is that "other people matter".
Nobody can help each other out with their basic needs, desires, or even happiness if everybody is too busy suffering all the time. The only solution is to actually care about the suffering of others with an aim to alleviate that which is within your own capacity in your daily life. I'm not saying being a martyr or even a hero, but just learn to care for others and cultivate compassion and you will find your own level of happiness increasing as well. Virtue and happiness cannot be separated and yet virtue is fundamentally opposed to power, ergo much of the strife and depression in the world today.
"Happiness only real when shared." - Christopher McCandless
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