Empathy is bullshit. I can't literally feel what the other guy feels; I can sympathize. I can imagine what it must be like having experienced similar things. But I cannot literally feel exactly precisely what anyone else is feeling.
I feel like I can, but I'm also a selfish prick. I think that's a relatively healthy state of being. I see some begger in the intersection on my way home from work I know that shit must suck and is probably degrading. I also want to plow into him with my truck. Gotta shoot down the middle and just turn the radio up. It's usually classical music, I think they hate that.
[ + ] lord_nougat
[ - ] lord_nougat 3 points 1.2 yearsMar 30, 2024 01:04:01 ago (+3/-0)
I can't literally feel what the other guy feels; I can sympathize. I can imagine what it must be like having experienced similar things. But I cannot literally feel exactly precisely what anyone else is feeling.
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[ + ] lord_nougat
[ - ] lord_nougat 0 points 1.2 yearsMar 30, 2024 12:46:52 ago (+0/-0)
That's called sympathy.
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