Emotions may motivate, but without a rational direction they motivate people who are unhappy with whatever is happening to riot in the streets & tear shit up like dumb animals. Rationality builds bitcoin & nostr & keet & other tools of liberation. Our capacity for rational & productive behavior is what sets us apart from all the other creatures on earth. We share huge % of our DNA with other dumb but caring creatures. Humanity exists at the margin, everything that makes us human is rational. Caring about anyone or anything a whole lot is meaningless if you don't know how to care for it appropriately. A child can love a ginuea pig to death.