I’m kind to others precisely because I am usually in great emotional pain, and don’t wish to contribute to the pain of others because I know it all too well from younger days.
I firmly believe empathy must be taught, and taught young. This was a good example of what such education would look like:
But th US is blame central. We’re taught to figure out what the suffering must have done wrong to deserve their plight. We’re taught to be hostile to the concept of demonstrating empathy for others, oh I’m sorry, “virtue signaling.” It would hinder our lifelong economic competition against each other, can’t have that!
I’m kind to others precisely because I am usually in great emotional pain, and don’t wish to contribute to the pain of others because I know it all too well from younger days.
I firmly believe empathy must be taught, and taught young. This was a good example of what such education would look like:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/introduction-2/
But th US is blame central. We’re taught to figure out what the suffering must have done wrong to deserve their plight. We’re taught to be hostile to the concept of demonstrating empathy for others, oh I’m sorry, “virtue signaling.” It would hinder our lifelong economic competition against each other, can’t have that!