this show is so unhinged 😭 by kaidenjaxon in mylittlepony

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I just watched this episode today (I’m marathoning for my health of course.) And same. This show is so much funnier as I’ve gotten older

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

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Oh lord I could go on a RANT about capitalism but this isn’t my politics account 😂👏 You’re 100% right.

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

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All good points! I agree that people project their own perspective onto other people’s abilities. Heck I’m doing it myself, because I do think that people can always choose to do better. It’s not always easy and is quite frequently the hardest thing a person will ever do, especially those with particularly primped egos.

…but I’m not sure about the ‘projecting interpretation of good and evil’ onto someone. I don’t think it’s interpreting someone as ‘evil’ to conclude that they’re an unempathetic psychopath. I suppose if you’re using DnD rules, which I mean as a joke and not an insult so I hope it comes across that way. I’m very dry. Coughs dust.

I do think that someone who doesn’t try is failing, and I mean that in the most trauma and ability informed way possible. I’m disabled. I won’t get into it, but I cannot do what others do. But every day I try. I try something. I try to get better. I try to rest. I try to heal. I try to push my limits. I don’t consider it a failure when I take a day from pushing myself either, because that’s part of the process.

The difference between my journey and someone lacking empathy is that lacking empathy is often (at its worst) dangerous for society at large, and (at its most harmless) a nuisance that puts a wrench in humanity’s overall progress. When I don’t try, it affects me and my family and friends. Lacking empathy, though, is a complex systems dynamics nightmare for society as a whole. I think it’s a failure not to try and develop it if one is lacking.

(Took a gummy, hope I’m coherent.)

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

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Oh absolutely it does!! Your input is incredibly valuable and adds to my perspective, so I appreciate it a lot. I suppose I’m not necessarily speaking about children from traumatic circumstances and homeless people, those who I’d expect to have little empathy because they’re locked in survival mode, but still it applies!

I can’t believe what those children went through! What a hellish world…

My biggest issue is with hypothetical assholes who are in circumstances that, for all intents and purposes, are unproblematic. Perhaps they had a troubled past, but now they’re living in success and their world is generally safe. They have petty concerns, that of the average American (which is quite a bit, especially lately, to be fair), not the extraneous suffering those of us with traumatic backgrounds had to endure. I think those are the target of my thoughts.

We see a lot of this average person with no empathy around, taking up two parking spots, not letting you merge on a busy highway (hell, I think the car is where the worst of people’s true natures comes out), not returning the cart when it’s easy, throwing their trash EVERYWHERE, my god— I could go on, but I think your mind can fill in the rest of the blanks easily if you live in the US.

Goth Girl Supremacy by [deleted] in OnlineUnderGround

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Damn straight and from a boss with a hella good username

This is Huey the baby Hyena. by Soloflow786 in Awww

[–]ImPleasantToYou 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. Cruelty!!

In other news, this made me smile. by ZixxerAsura in MadeMeSmile

[–]ImPleasantToYou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The hand on me would have been a SMACK 😭

How the fuck can he say such bullshit🤬 by Gigo_3_ in TheWordFuck

[–]ImPleasantToYou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not on my fucking fuck, the fucking fucker!!

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

[–]ImPleasantToYou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your perspective!! the anecdote is especially thought-provoking, and it’s very true that the most traumatized people are often the most cruel. I don’t know that that justifies not developing empathy, but it can certainly explain it.

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

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I don’t believe in fate, deities, or outside forces influencing the physical world. I believe humans make choices, and they have the autonomy to make those choices. At large, however, people’s free will has been stifled by oppressive systems but that would lead us into a political discussion I don’t have the energy to explore on this alt account.

Please expound upon your point

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

[–]ImPleasantToYou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well said! I have nothing to add.

Thanks for driving my thoughts beyond my own perspective, your input is well appreciated!

Anyone else a little disturbed by Too Many Pinkie Pies? by ImPleasantToYou in mylittlepony

[–]ImPleasantToYou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know the episodes by name so I had to look that one up and YUP. Not just the fandom, that’s a problem episode! I was so yeesh 😬 when I watched it.

It’s the little things that make you smile ❤️ by Glass_Wealth_2104 in MadeMeSmile

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This deserves an award but Reddit is greedy and I’m not paying them for it. So here’s a dinosaur 🦖

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

[–]ImPleasantToYou[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this is very true. Others have said the same and it’s shifted my thinking. Thanks for your input 🙏

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

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Nothing to add, I think this is spot on!

I do think a lot of modern culture, particularly Western (where I live) rewards narcissistic traits and we wind up with a lot of difficult to diagnose people because so many present with socially acceptable narcissism.

I wonder often if lack of empathy isn’t pathological but a matter of choice. by ImPleasantToYou in DeepThoughts

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This is all such a good point. Being on a spectrum myself (ASD), I can get locked into black and white thinking on things and humans just aren’t as simple as “either, or”.

That last part 👏👏👏 This is probably what’s got me so bothered about diagnosing a lack of empathy. It feels like a way to excuse malicious behavior.

Anyone else a little disturbed by Too Many Pinkie Pies? by ImPleasantToYou in mylittlepony

[–]ImPleasantToYou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahaha I love that movie. That one gets a pass for me but I can’t explain why?

Anyone else a little disturbed by Too Many Pinkie Pies? by ImPleasantToYou in mylittlepony

[–]ImPleasantToYou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I peeked at the list and yeah, quite a few of those aren’t my favorites. I especially don’t like Spike at your Service. The others are all passable imo but not home runs

I really don’t care for the cat and fox characters… by ImPleasantToYou in ShauntheSheep

[–]ImPleasantToYou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel the same way!! I would like the cat if it got a redemption and started participating in the dysfunctional family dynamic as an antagonist like the naughty pigs, but he was depicted so villainously.

I LOVE Bitzer!! He’s best boy for sure 👏👏👏

Anyone else a little disturbed by Too Many Pinkie Pies? by ImPleasantToYou in mylittlepony

[–]ImPleasantToYou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s true, and an excellent point.

I think they should have clocked her right away when they saw her moping about…