4 ms·
> There is far too much "empathy" in the US. > But I don't want to pay for an obese persons knee surgery. This is Poe's Law writ large.
by vacri 9y ago
> There is far too much "empathy" in the US.
> But I don't want to pay for an obese persons knee surgery.
This is Poe's Law writ large.
- k__ 9y agoWhy is it an extreme view that someone doesn't want to use healthcare for self inflicted diseases?
- abritinthebay 9y agoIt’s an extreme lack of empathy and also not a well thought through position (it’s one step away from “I only want to pay for healthcare for healthy people”)
- sheepmullet 9y agoWhy is it one step away from "I only want to pay for healthcare for healthy people"?
- vacri 9y agoThe "extreme view" I'm referring to with Poe's Law is the phrase "far too much empathy". "far too much" is synonymous with "extreme". I was saying that "far too much empathy" is not something that goes well with "screw you, you brought it on yourself".
- sheepmullet 9y agoToo much empathy from one group of people causes other people to drop all empathy. How can you find a common middle ground with people who are overflowing with empathy?
- vacri 9y agoCan you please provide some real-world examples of what you mean, because I can't figure the kind of things you're talking about when you talk about excessive empathy being a problem for others.
- sheepmullet 9y agoPeople with too much empathy can be easily swayed by a couple of emotionally charged stories without carefully considering the long term consequences or the data. Going off topic but gun control is a great example. There is a small group of Americans who want to take away the right to private ownership of firearms. It's a small group and not a real concern. The problem is there is a decent chunk of Americans who are very empathy driven and you show them the picture of a little girl who was shot dead and reason goes out the window. So what does the other side do? Push their own emotionally charged propaganda to combat it. And refuse to compromise even when they agree.
- OvidNaso 9y agoBecause it is hard core dualism, which is generally considered non-scientific.