Prickly City by Scott Stantis for September 29, 2023

I think I’m going to bed.

In a world of suffering, empathy can be a burden.

Carmen appears to go no farther than the “Pity” stage (That makes Me sad.) Which is still short of “Empathy.”

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Empathy can be understood as the ability to perceive, understand, and vicariously share in the thoughts, feelings and experiences of another living being.

It comprises the cognitive process of identifying another’s emotional state and the affective process of experiencing similar sensations within oneself.

Empathy differs from sympathy when the perspective-taker responds by feeling with another’s perceived emotional state.

Empathic concern can motivate compassionate action (e.g., helping another in distress).

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Pity (I acknowledge your pain.) ⭢

Sympathy (I care about your pain.) ⭢

Empathy (I feel your pain.) ⭢

Compassion (I want to relieve your pain.)

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National Geographic

Teaching Empathy: From Me to We

Scott must be going through some therapy. Hey, if this represents a change from the usual conservative “step OVER, not ON the poors” empathy/compassion attitude, great.

Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest-serving senator, dies at 90

Joyus republicans will have little empathy.