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> Also, speaking about empathy, why is there consistent expectation that empathy flows exactly one way? You are demanding that I am emphatetic to people who see
by roenxi 2y ago
> Also, speaking about empathy, why is there consistent expectation that empathy flows exactly one way? You are demanding that I am emphatetic to people who see empathy as weakness on an ideological level. And who are never ever asked to return the favor.
You don't have to if you don't want to. I only bought it up because it'll probably help you feel good about life; it makes it easier to tolerate people who are disagreeable. You seem to be boxing with phantoms.
- watwut 2y agoThe issue here is not really that someone is "disagreable". It is actual real world harm that goes on. > You seem to be boxing with phantoms. Not really. I am just listening to what the people we talk about say or do. You want me to pretend their motivations and ideologies are something they simply are not.