why are people so lacking in basic empathy? and worse, proud of it? it’s honestly pathetic. there is nothing novel or interesting about being unable to understand the pain of another human being. it isn’t difficult to refuse to or be unable to empathize with people when you dehumanize them.
The worst part is that is causes people to be rewarded for being a basic human being and then people do things and expect rewards only to complain when there are none.