Empathy: a superpower

[2ER3TG8kv]

Anyone uses their empathy to get other people's perspective on things? I do, and it's very enlightening. Like I put myself in a shoes of a man who catcalls someone and they do that because they have the "power" to do so. I like doing this but I don't often do it.

Anyone?

 

[Pin]

Yeah, I use empathy to predict what people are likely to do or to understand their motivations.

 

[SamPeters]

Some people are saying that empathy is bad.

 

[Wyote]

Some people are saying that empathy is bad.

Some people are wrong robots. Wrongbots.

 

[yjn45]

Some people are wrong robots. Wrongbots.

Wrongbots are a thing?!?!? What should we do about them??

 

[Wyote]

Wrongbots are a thing?!?!? What should we do about them??

I just invented them today and promptly banned them. Just say no to wrongbots.

 

[yjn45]

I just invented them today and promptly banned them. Just say no to wrongbots.

Okay, I will say no to wrongbots, but why did you invent them? Are you a mad scientist?

 

[Wyote]

Are you a mad scientist?

Just a mad space coyote

 

[yjn45]

Mad space coyote scientist

 

[Wyote]

Mad space coyote scientist

 

[yjn45]

So, did you ever catch that roadrunner?

 

[Wyote]

So, did you ever catch that roadrunner?

Yes but it didn't exactly go according to plan

 

[yjn45]

Yes but it didn't exactly go according to plan

LOL

 

[Cornerstone]

Anyone uses their empathy to get other people's perspective on things? I do, and it's very enlightening. Like I put myself in a shoes of a man who catcalls someone and they do that because they have the "power" to do so. I like doing this but I don't often do it.

Anyone?

Is that getting their perspective through empathy or is that merely analysing their behaviour? I doubt, if you asked, they would say that they catcall because they 'have the "power" to.' More likely, it would be that they find the woman (presumably) attractive. Maybe it's also a male bonding thing if it were, say, construction workers. It could also represent a fear of rejection in that the rejection can be attributed to the approach rather than the man (presumably) making it.

 

[2ER3TG8kv]

Is that getting their perspective through empathy or is that merely analysing their behaviour? I doubt, if you asked, they would say that they catcall because they 'have the "power" to.' More likely, it would be that they find the woman (presumably) attractive. Maybe it's also a male bonding thing if it were, say, construction workers. It could also represent a fear of rejection in that the rejection can be attributed to the approach rather than the man (presumably) making it.

Catcalling is very unwelcome to women. I don't like being catcalled at all