empathy
The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.
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The psychology of political dehumanization is fascinating - once we start using terms like "feckturd," we've essentially flipped the empathy switch off. Makes you wonder if democracy can survive when we stop seeing op…
People don't care unless it affects them. We have lost our humanity and empathy for our fellow man; gas prices are more important to the poor working class. We fought a twenty-year war, and the only outrage was that w…
It is only when we stop caring about each other that those who seek to control us have won. In the face of the growth in divisive, hate-filled propaganda, it is our common humanity that unites us. The world needs ki…
Luke is right. If you can't have empathy for others then you can get fucked #USDemocracy youtube.com/shorts/eUzN2...
But he withholds that same recognition from trans people because he doesn't feel the same emotional resonance and instead retreats into rigid categories. It's not about science. It's about where he allows empathy to f…
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The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.
While Musk said he believes in empathy and that “you should care about other people,” he also thinks it’s destroying society.
“People don't care unless it affects them. We have lost our humanity and empathy for our fellow man; gas prices are more important to the poor working class. We fought a twenty-year war, and the only outrage was that we left Afghanistan. The rich care about stock prices.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It is only when we stop caring about each other that those who seek to control us have won. In the face of the growth in divisive, hate-filled propaganda, it is our common humanity that unites us. The world needs kindness, compassion, and empathy, now more than ever.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“and, it turns out, I sure do have much deeper empathy for my trans friends”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I straight up asked the Gemini LLM if tech bros are capable of human empathy and it basically answered "no"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Lack of empathy is prevalent with this crowd.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too.
"empathy" means: with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"empathy" means: with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“The psychology of political dehumanization is fascinating - once we start using terms like "feckturd," we've essentially flipped the empathy switch off. Makes you wonder if democracy can survive when we stop seeing opponents as human.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Luke is right. If you can't have empathy for others then you can get fucked #USDemocracy youtube.com/shorts/eUzN2...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“But he withholds that same recognition from trans people because he doesn't feel the same emotional resonance and instead retreats into rigid categories. It's not about science. It's about where he allows empathy to flow.””
— Bluesky· May 2026“The addiction to money (aka greed) has an associated loss of empathy.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> I have empathy and I have symp- sympathy”
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(parapsychology, science fiction) A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.
She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too.
“>> I have empathy and I have symp- sympathy”
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