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EBSVC · 36-40, T
@samueltyler2 People don’t take the negative position of that at all. So it’s also BS
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@EBSVC what?
EBSVC · 36-40, T
@samueltyler2 They’re to comfortable settling into doing nothing and pretending that absolves them of blame
“Well I didn’t do anything to them”
That’s why empathy is so important
Walking blindly past a homeless person is as much of a moral failure as putting them out in the street
“Well I didn’t do anything to them”
That’s why empathy is so important
Walking blindly past a homeless person is as much of a moral failure as putting them out in the street
bijouxbroussard · F
Honestly, I’m not sure. There is someone I know who I believe has mild Asperger’s. He’s not an unkind person, and if you point something out like how certain words or actions would affect him if he were on the receiving end, then he understands. But such things don’t occur to him otherwise. He’s family and I love him dearly. But it’s an aspect of his personality that has never changed.
Reject · 31-35, M
I believe every human being has the capacity to create. Love is product of creation and empathy a product of love. So yes… in a way. I wouldn’t call it learning as this is an innate ability we all inherently have. More like… rediscovering.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Notladylike like everything else there is nature v nature. Some people are unable to show empathy or even any emotional connection.
SlippingAway · 46-50, F
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP
@SlippingAway 👆this
bijouxbroussard · F
@SlippingAway Sadly, I think you’re correct. 🥺
Adogslife · 61-69, M
@SlippingAway Agreed for sure.
Adogslife · 61-69, M
Probably not imho.
I think people mistake sympathy for empathy. I’m fairly sympathetic but I’m not very good at empathy. I’d even go as far as saying the average male isn’t very empathetic.
I think people mistake sympathy for empathy. I’m fairly sympathetic but I’m not very good at empathy. I’d even go as far as saying the average male isn’t very empathetic.
RogueLodyte · M
In my experience and opinion, no. I think you need to be born with it. I have tried.
That being said, I would rather be a "sociopath" a ,"psychopath", or a "narcissist" 🙄
than be what we predominately have out there today. Phony REQUIRED empathy and positivity.
That being said, I would rather be a "sociopath" a ,"psychopath", or a "narcissist" 🙄
than be what we predominately have out there today. Phony REQUIRED empathy and positivity.
CookieCrisp · F
i think compassion is more essential than empathy
CookieCrisp · F
@EBSVC how so? in school i had to do a report on a study about how just relying on empathy can cause us to inadvertently give preferential treatment to someone we empathize. i am not sure the exact study, but it looks similar to this article:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200930-can-empathy-be-bad-for-you
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200930-can-empathy-be-bad-for-you
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@CookieCrisp it is very difficult to separate them.
Tumbleweed · F
I think with alot of self discipline they could
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
I don't really know? I think it would be extremely hard they might be able to fake it a little bit.
BrandNewMan · M
Its possible for a person who is seeking growth and has or is developing a sense of personal awareness ..
urbancowboy · M
They can learn through practice
tobynshorty · 51-55, F
I don’t think so. They can also be murderous
TheYawnArchive · 46-50, M
It would take quite a transformation, which is possible, but unlikely.