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[–] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm beginning to think that the number of people that just can not feel empathy is way higher than most people thought.

I always assumed that a complete lack of empathy was associated with an actual psychiatric disorder. But that's the crux of what's happening on the world today, isn't it? A huge percentage of the populace are literally just completely incapable of feeling empathy for their fellow humans. And they're mad that they've been told that they have to, ya know, care about other people.

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago

I think it's more about material conditions, if you have a rewards system that encourages lack of empathy you'll be filtering out people with it.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Nah, we are immune to that woke disease!

/s

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago

Vaccinated by racism and xenophobia

[–] SoftQuartz@anarchist.nexus 2 points 5 hours ago
[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

I wondered if someone could make a virus to implant genes related to empathy, releasing only a virus that gives cold-like symptoms.

The answer is no.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's like a muscle. Most everyone has the capability. You need to exercise it.

[–] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 1 points 46 minutes ago

I always like talking about the myth of the genius. Intelligence is not a 'talent' but something that has to be fostered, and there are many forms of intelligence.

What we're encountering more and more I feel is that there is a stark lack of any degree of teaching people emotional intelligence in our communities, leaving the responsibility on parents who often more than not don't have the tools or have been actively conditioned not to teach emotions. (Eg. 'boys will be boys')

How many of these people we claim lack the ability to feel empathy have ever seen a therapist in good faith to learn why they feel certain ways and how to channel that productively?

We need more mental health programs and more accessibility to make more people aware of their affect on others.

And for those that have no interest in learning to regulate and understand themselves and their effects on their communities and families are childish and their opinions can be dismissed.

I want a kinder world that learns to help each other and why that's important, evidenced by the people around them that help them every day.

[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Empathy is impossible to achieve. Compassion… maybe.

[–] hayvan@piefed.world 9 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Semantics. Nobody is talking about literal telepathic feeling.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 1 points 4 hours ago

Trab pu kcip

[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Neither am I. And it’s much more than semantics: actually understanding and sharing the other person’s feelings is much more difficult than not understanding but being a decent human being anyway.

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago

How about sympathy.

I'm empathetic and it's given me a hatred of face piercings.