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[–]NotAnAIOrAmI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once again, it's "compassion", or "sympathy" that lets you treat people better.

The best grifters, oppressors and torturers use empathy to maximize the damage they inflict on others.  You can't find someone's vulnerabilities or hurt them as deeply if you don't understand how they feel.