• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Empathy is not the opposite of standing up for yourself, though thinking so does explain a hell of a lot of leftist politics these days.

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      8 months ago

      Depends on the context of the situation in my opinion but I understand where you are coming from. Iā€™ve found if someone has no empathy for me. I should not return the favor to them as theyā€™ve shown their hand. Does that make me spiteful? Probably. But I really love the quote. ā€œListen when someone tells you who they areā€. As you can tell Iā€™m callous and donā€™t have empathy for billionaires or ultra rich.