I also disagree. There is nothing easier than being nice, and relating to what others are going through because we all go through things.
It is easy for government or states to not have empathy because they are this big omnipresent, almighty entity that isn’t responsible for anything (it is responsible but nothing will happen because it won’t punish itself so you can blame it but it’s pointless), rarely the public officers are responsible, they cover one another, it is easy to cancel helping programs and easier to create barriers. And then you find yourself in this group of people that isn’t responsible for anything, but for common individuals it’s easy to be nice, easier than being an asshole.
Disagree. Being nice and having empathy is actually really fucking easy, at least to the people you directly interact with. It’s only hard when we’re burnt out, which capitalism is really good at making everyone.
Doesn’t work like that for me. If I see someone in pain, I feel their pain. If they cry out, it hurts to my core. That’s empathy.
The hard part for me is not being able to do anything about it. It is often not my place, I don’t know the correct course of action or I don’t have the means. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t play on my conscience.
And it’s harder still is seeing those with the means apparently be able to completely ignore any empathy or conscience they might have. Maybe they don’t have any. Maybe they can’t tell the difference between that and annoyance at the noises the person in pain is making, so they ignore it or try to shut the injured up in other ways.
You said it yourself. You don’t know the correct course of action. That’s the hard part. Figuring out what to do. Finding resources to help. All of that is hard. At least harder than being evil.
It’s easy to not have empathy. It’s hard to be empathetic. Being good is hard work. Being evil is easy.
It’s a learned behaviour.
Children for example don’t see class, color or creed. They learn to judge people growing up.
It’s not a bad thing to learn how to interact or avoid people, however it is then weaponized to create division.
I also disagree. There is nothing easier than being nice, and relating to what others are going through because we all go through things.
It is easy for government or states to not have empathy because they are this big omnipresent, almighty entity that isn’t responsible for anything (it is responsible but nothing will happen because it won’t punish itself so you can blame it but it’s pointless), rarely the public officers are responsible, they cover one another, it is easy to cancel helping programs and easier to create barriers. And then you find yourself in this group of people that isn’t responsible for anything, but for common individuals it’s easy to be nice, easier than being an asshole.
Disagree. Being nice and having empathy is actually really fucking easy, at least to the people you directly interact with. It’s only hard when we’re burnt out, which capitalism is really good at making everyone.
Doesn’t work like that for me. If I see someone in pain, I feel their pain. If they cry out, it hurts to my core. That’s empathy.
The hard part for me is not being able to do anything about it. It is often not my place, I don’t know the correct course of action or I don’t have the means. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t play on my conscience.
And it’s harder still is seeing those with the means apparently be able to completely ignore any empathy or conscience they might have. Maybe they don’t have any. Maybe they can’t tell the difference between that and annoyance at the noises the person in pain is making, so they ignore it or try to shut the injured up in other ways.
You said it yourself. You don’t know the correct course of action. That’s the hard part. Figuring out what to do. Finding resources to help. All of that is hard. At least harder than being evil.