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This is modern myth, typical of dictatorial regimes. Even the most powerful people in the planet need others to exist and being powerful. People who deserve th

by xte 8y ago

This is modern myth, typical of dictatorial regimes. Even the most powerful people in the planet need others to exist and being powerful. People who deserve their power simply know even by instinct that they have to keep looking at the big pictures constantly to direct others correctly so they need to take emotions into account but remain detached and focused with ratio both to decide properly and to direct properly. People who not deserve their power but they still have it act as you describe.

scotty79 8y ago
> ... remain detached ... That's what lack of empathy gives you. Empathy is not just knowing people emotions. It's feeling their emotions and being compelled to act according to them as if they were your own.
- xte 8y ago
  When a ship is sinking anyone feel the emotion to help anyone, but officers have to know how much people they can save and how much people can die trying to save anyone so they need to remain detached. It's not a lack of empathy, it's the ancient at impossibilia nemo tenetur, powerless people simply do not know or understand or refuse to accept that in emergency situations, powerful people need to know, understand and do their best in any situation.
  - scotty79 8y ago
    You can't be detached when you have empathy. Empathy is exactly lack of detachment from emotions of others.
    - xte 8y ago
      Perhaps it's not the right term in English (sorry, my English is really poor), for detached I do not mean "not feeling emotions" or "not caring" but feel the emotion remaining rational, cold enough to keep ratio drive decision not emotions. I do not know a specific English term for that... If you "have powers" you can't simply act for yourself you have to take any other under your power/your responsibilities into account and act for the best for all. Since that's normally/often hard/impossible you need to being able to take hard choices, certainly not emotion-less (if so you are really dangerous) but also certainly not driven by your emotions. A balance is needed, like in any "engineering project".

by xte 8y ago

scotty79 8y ago

> ... remain detached ... That's what lack of empathy gives you. Empathy is not just knowing people emotions. It's feeling their emotions and being compelled to act according to them as if they were your own.

xte 8y ago
When a ship is sinking anyone feel the emotion to help anyone, but officers have to know how much people they can save and how much people can die trying to save anyone so they need to remain detached. It's not a lack of empathy, it's the ancient at impossibilia nemo tenetur, powerless people simply do not know or understand or refuse to accept that in emergency situations, powerful people need to know, understand and do their best in any situation.
- scotty79 8y ago
  You can't be detached when you have empathy. Empathy is exactly lack of detachment from emotions of others.
  - xte 8y ago
    Perhaps it's not the right term in English (sorry, my English is really poor), for detached I do not mean "not feeling emotions" or "not caring" but feel the emotion remaining rational, cold enough to keep ratio drive decision not emotions. I do not know a specific English term for that... If you "have powers" you can't simply act for yourself you have to take any other under your power/your responsibilities into account and act for the best for all. Since that's normally/often hard/impossible you need to being able to take hard choices, certainly not emotion-less (if so you are really dangerous) but also certainly not driven by your emotions. A balance is needed, like in any "engineering project".