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that everybody can be a good person, if they just try?

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[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

Under the right circumstances, I'd like to think so. The thing about having no empathy is that being nice to others is still generally in your best interests even from a purely selfish perspective.