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Empathy is not automatic for everyone. My emotions are so unreliable and unpredictable that they are useless for understanding other people. All of my social s
by kayodelycaon 6y ago
Empathy is not automatic for everyone. My emotions are so unreliable and unpredictable that they are useless for understanding other people.
All of my social skills are based on logical analysis and a lot of trial and error.
I enter every conversation with a goal of what I wish to communicate and how I want the other person to feel. I then attempt to do the proper things to make that happen.
Society tells us that this way of handling interpersonal interaction is manipulative and evil. For many people, this is the only way we can function in a society that doesn’t think the way we do.
- throw999666 6y agoIt is far more common than you think. Nearly half of everyone acts this way. More than 3/4 if you add "to some extent". But many of most of them can be "rationally compassionate".
- kayodelycaon 6y agoNot sure which part of my comment is “more common than I think” but I’m pretty sure 3/4s of the population doesn’t have autism or a similar developmental issue. As a note, I don’t personally have autism, my issue is different, but I share a significant number of traits with those who do.
- throw999666 6y agoThe > I then attempt to do the proper things to make that happen. Society tells us that this way of handling interpersonal interaction is manipulative and evil. part