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Humans felt empathy for 'pet rocks' -- we just project empathy onto the world sort in the same way that we see faces in things which don't contain faces. Quite
by everdrive 3y ago
Humans felt empathy for 'pet rocks' -- we just project empathy onto the world sort in the same way that we see faces in things which don't contain faces. Quite a bit of the "normal" interaction that people do is just emotional projection. If two people are on the same wavelength, then it can really feel like you're reading them correctly. Sometimes you are, but sometimes you're just projecting onto them, and they're projecting onto you. When the topic is simple, this works easily. eg: "hey, isn't this music band great!" -- there's no need for great accuracy in a situation like that. The more complex a topic becomes, the more this falls apart.
- picadores 3y agoBut its very different depending on the person. Some can not feel empathy at all. They still need to navigate this world without exposing themselves, thus they have to emulate empathy by mimicry. Should even be detectable as a delayed response.
- everdrive 3y agoAnd unfortunately, a lack of empathy is often confused for a lack of care, or a lack of kindness. There's no particular reason the two have to be intertwined. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that if you cannot care for someone without feeling empathy towards them, then this represents a deficit.
- picadores 3y agoOne very comon though. Humans run out of social capability once a tribe/village exceeds a certain size. This is why patriotism is such a important thing, its basically snythetic empathy for your whole tribe, no matter how huge it is.But it can be derailed pretty badly.