What does this word as a core concept actually mean? What values does it represent and why is it important? I have heard it since I was a kid but never understood the core rationale behind this.
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If I had to explain it to a five year old, I suppose I’d tell them that a responsibility is something that needs to get done. And it’s usually “held” by the person that’s most well-equipped or to handle it, or in other cases it’s held by a person because it’s their unique thing to get done.
Your basic human needs? Probably your responsibility, unless you’re a child. In which case it’s probably your parent(s) responsibility.
High voltage power line failure? Probably not gonna be assigned to the average human. So we give that responsibility to someone who has been trained for years to accept it. As the size of the responsibility goes up, usually the size institution chafes with it.
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