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It's not actual empathy. It's writing that seems empathic. The problem is that, exposed to enough writing that seems empathic but isn't, a person will learn th
by Levitz 3y ago
It's not actual empathy. It's writing that seems empathic.
The problem is that, exposed to enough writing that seems empathic but isn't, a person will learn that empathic writing is not sincere. We lose that as a society in the same way that if I check my email and see a "YOU'VE WON" subject I don't get excited, because I know it's fake.
Do we really want that? A world in which when you see an empathic message, the first thing you think of is that it's fake? I find the idea to be quite sad.
- fastball 3y agoYou say that as if it is known fact but I don't think that is a given at all. The converse could be true: maybe being inundated with fake empathy is almost as good as being inundated with the real thing, ala placebo effect (or the studies which have shown that just forcing yourself to smile can actually improve your mood).