Because our goal isn't "everyone joins communism, works 23 hours a day on flattening every possible gradation of oppression", it's "Mankind at peace with itself, with all the comforts we can provide as a civilisation." Note that all communist states didn't stop self-development to help the nearest less-developed state, they did both.
What you're asking is a bit like "Shouldn't a bodhisattva stop all self-enlightenment instead of just the last step and take on as much suffering as possible as long as it reduces others suffering?" The answer is no, that's neither the goal nor the path and it ultimately increases suffering.
The correct way is getting people to your level while still living your life with joy and fun, not reducing yourself to barracks communism out of a self flagellatory impulse. It doesn't help, it isn't even "according to your ability." because we have hard problems to solve and it's easier to solve them at a day spa.
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Because our goal isn't "everyone joins communism, works 23 hours a day on flattening every possible gradation of oppression", it's "Mankind at peace with itself, with all the comforts we can provide as a civilisation." Note that all communist states didn't stop self-development to help the nearest less-developed state, they did both.
What you're asking is a bit like "Shouldn't a bodhisattva stop all self-enlightenment instead of just the last step and take on as much suffering as possible as long as it reduces others suffering?" The answer is no, that's neither the goal nor the path and it ultimately increases suffering.
The correct way is getting people to your level while still living your life with joy and fun, not reducing yourself to barracks communism out of a self flagellatory impulse. It doesn't help, it isn't even "according to your ability." because we have hard problems to solve and it's easier to solve them at a day spa.