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> How often are people actively selected to practice empathy or kindness on a national level? How much of this is highly empathetic people opting out? I was a
by sheepmullet 9y ago
> How often are people actively selected to practice empathy or kindness on a national level?
How much of this is highly empathetic people opting out?
I was an emotional wreck for close to a month when I had to layoff half my team.
And in the grand scheme of things I'm not particularly empathetic and laying people off is nothing compared to the choices made at a national level.
- maemilius 9y agoActually, I would argue that what you did was more difficult, emotionally, than what goes on in government. You had a personal relationship with those people and you were put into a position where you had to, in a way, harm them. I would argue that most people in politics don't have anywhere near that level of personal connection with the people they affect which makes it much easier to rationalize and justify.