I think your point about people not wanting to be reminded of their mortality is sadly true. There are a lot of people that would prefer to be ignorant to the disabled, financially challenged, orphaned, etc. because they are difficult and extremely stressful situations to think about. Part of me understands why someone would want to keep their happiness by avoiding those people but at the same time I think people in better situations have a social obligation to help the less fortunate. It’s a rough world, real r/OrphanCrushingMachine stuff.