Yes, no one can ever fully understand another person. And we probably can't quite imagine big lived experiences (broad and deep ones) we haven't had.

Yes, we could encourage people to do what makes them happy, rather than demand that they prove or improve their humanity. That was the way I intended this to be understood — thank you! In case I hadn't made my point well, I did a follow-up story to say the same thing in different words: "Assume Humanity, Then Ask About Happiness" https://medium.com/@tuckerlieberman/assume-humanity-seek-happiness-c74bf1c7eeb4?sk=ada1bcbb82e964fb6820af371c93e487