• Amuletta@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage.”

    In Kirk’s own words.

    • HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      11·
      1 month ago

      Conveniently left out the following two sentences where he states that he just prefers the term “sympathy” over “empathy” and dislikes the latter because of a miniscule detail in its origin

        • HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          1·
          29 days ago
          1. Those are just more quotes without context
          2. I still dont see how the would prove your point

          (I would like to note that I don’t agree at all with Kirk’s opinions just so that doesn’t get mixed up)

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
      14·
      1 month ago

      So why listen to him and hold back empathy? It doesn’t mean to love him or to support him, just to feel for him.

        • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
          21·
          30 days ago

          Empathy is generally described as the ability to perceive another person’s perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share and respond to their experience.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy

          Empathy doesn’t mean that you have emotions but that you understand his.