There’s a widely held belief that empathy is a virtue and I’m not sure that’s accurate.
Compassion is a virtue, but empathy seems to be pathologically corrosive.
Haven’t totally made up my mind on this, but I’m leaning towards the idea that empathy in general is actually destructive.
Have you read Against Empathy by Paul Bloom?
(I haven’t but it’s about this idea)
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That’s exactly what I thought. Some plebs don’t like to footnote.