“I’m compassionate, they’re selfish”

Why this misconception matters so much

As this spiral gathers energy, people are left tragically and needlessly less civically engaged and more socially alienated. Your misperceptions of others, in other words, may hold you back in helping to mount collective responses to the major challenges that confront UK society today like child poverty, care for the elderly and climate change.

Source: Values, voting and volunteering | Common Cause