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Empathy is the ability to feel what others feel. If you feel hate, and they don't, then you're not doing it right.
by richforrester 10y ago
Empathy is the ability to feel what others feel. If you feel hate, and they don't, then you're not doing it right.
- wolfgke 10y agoI feel what other people feel. And I conclude that if they would do this_and_this, this would obviously solve their problem.
- forgottenpass 10y agoEmpathy is highly related with the big 5 personality trait Agreeableness, but is not itself agreement. It is not a failure of empathy to come to understand someone's perspective, and then disagree with that perspective (regardless of what internet busybodies want you to believe). Depending on how high in Conscientiousness (another big 5 trait) someone is, they might have action-oriented or planning-based conclusions after empathizing with someone. It might seem cold, calculating and "not empathizing" to someone higher in agreeableness.