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Try empathizing instead of merely sympathizing.
by h0p3 9y ago
Try empathizing instead of merely sympathizing.
- scarface74 9y agoI was unable to "empathize" with people early in my career who were complaining about "crippling student loan debt" that were sitting right next to me, making the same amount I was when I went to an unknown state college and graduated with no debt. It especially makes no sense to me for a resident of GA to ever go to a private college when you can get free tuition via the HOPE scholarship to go to well known public schools like GA Tech. If you get accepted to GA Tech, more than likely your grades and test scores were high enough to qualify for HOPE. If they weren't, you shouldn't be spending money going to an expensive private college anyway.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoI don't know what it's like in the US but in the UK there is a relentless pressure on students to go to University and take on huge debts. There aren't many people at age 18 who have the ability to ignore what every adult around them is telling them and say no.
- scarface74 9y agoI'm assuming an 18 year old has parents that should be guiding them.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoIt's hard to blame an 18 year old for their parents advice.
- golergka 9y agoI can emphasize with anyone, up to Hitler. (Full disclosure, have several Holocaust survivors in my family). Doesn't mean I will sympathize with them.