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I have observed that people who lack empathy have completely different world view than mine. Ever seen the most beautiful masterpiece on YouTube being disliked

I have observed that people who lack empathy have completely different world view than mine. Ever seen the most beautiful masterpiece on YouTube being disliked by some people? I think people disliking where majority likes are the ones lacking empathy. In your case, a person saying why biodiversity should matter probably lacks empathy as well which could also be the reason they never watched those documentaries in first place because why care? The point is people see world differently because of some fundamental differences in genetics & childhood nurturing.

bergstromm466 6y ago
> people who lack empathy What is your measure?
devmunchies 6y ago
Your view on empathy seems all-or-nothing. I have empathy for nature and wildlife which is why I have little empathy for humans, cows, cats, etc. E.g. Cats kill billions of small birds and mice a year (think what that does to owl populations). It’s shouldn’t be legal to let house cats roam freely outside.
- onion2k 6y ago
  think what that does to owl populations Ok. If there was an abundance of food for the owls then we'd have many, many more owls, and they would kill billions of birds instead. We'd just be sacrificing cats for owls. Why is that better?
  - abathur 6y ago
    The burden of proof should probably be on the other side, here. Why is it better to introduce hundreds of millions of bored free-range emotional-support predators into any given ecosystem than to not do this?
    - liaukovv 6y ago
      They are cute.
  - devmunchies 6y ago
    > sacrificing cats for owls. Why is that better? Seems tone deaf to ask this in a thread about biodiversity and species extinction. Because there are wayyyy more cats than owls. So we have more biodiversity.
disposekinetics 6y ago
> Ever seen the most beautiful masterpiece on YouTube being disliked by some people? I think people disliking where majority likes are the ones lacking empathy. I do not follow. Are you saying that idiocentric tastes negatively correlate with empathy?
- anthropodie 6y ago
  On second thought, what I said about YouTube is idiotic. But I think rest is true.

bergstromm466 6y ago

> people who lack empathy What is your measure?

devmunchies 6y ago

Your view on empathy seems all-or-nothing. I have empathy for nature and wildlife which is why I have little empathy for humans, cows, cats, etc. E.g. Cats kill billions of small birds and mice a year (think what that does to owl populations). It’s shouldn’t be legal to let house cats roam freely outside.

onion2k 6y ago
think what that does to owl populations Ok. If there was an abundance of food for the owls then we'd have many, many more owls, and they would kill billions of birds instead. We'd just be sacrificing cats for owls. Why is that better?
- abathur 6y ago
  The burden of proof should probably be on the other side, here. Why is it better to introduce hundreds of millions of bored free-range emotional-support predators into any given ecosystem than to not do this?
  - liaukovv 6y ago
    They are cute.
- devmunchies 6y ago
  > sacrificing cats for owls. Why is that better? Seems tone deaf to ask this in a thread about biodiversity and species extinction. Because there are wayyyy more cats than owls. So we have more biodiversity.

disposekinetics 6y ago

> Ever seen the most beautiful masterpiece on YouTube being disliked by some people? I think people disliking where majority likes are the ones lacking empathy. I do not follow. Are you saying that idiocentric tastes negatively correlate with empathy?

anthropodie 6y ago
On second thought, what I said about YouTube is idiotic. But I think rest is true.