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[–]Antarchomachus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I completely agree with you. This ruthlessness is not just present in the ruling groups though, our capitalist economic system incentivizes predatory behavior and exploitation over mutual aid and cooperation in all facets of life. This is not an an endorsement of centralized communism ala Lenin and Mao, I am very afraid of that level of state power.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Empathy - understanding something from someone else's point of view

Sympathy - feeling sorry for or mirroring the feelings of others.

You can't feel empathy for other people without giving two shits about them.

You can feel sympathy for someone without having a clue what life is actually like for them.

Edit:

Autistic people lack empathy but are generally good people however it can be an actual disability where kids are non-verbal and can't look after themselves.

Psychopaths lack sympathy and are generally terrible people but it doesn't hold them back in life.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's probably hopeless. I mean we're talking about a species that watches brutal torture for entertainment here.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

nah it's a weakness, makes us easy to control. Blacks have less empathy, if they had higher IQ they'd take over.