I should have written this as a third person. I was trying to get across for people who think empathy is weakness, that we all moderate our behaviour because of

I should have written this as a third person. I was trying to get across for people who think empathy is weakness, that we all moderate our behaviour because of consequences. I don't abuse people in real life because I have a deep seated need to be liked. Pissing people off makes them not like me. This is a consequence. Seeing someone disapprove of what I'm saying, as I say it, burns.