Empathy + Action = A Better World
October 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Empathy + Action = A Better World
Are there "new racists"? Yes, they're Republican. Are there "old racists"? Yes, they're Republican.
If you want to spot a racist, let their level of empathy be your guide. A racist has no empathy – or at best "empathy" only for people in their tribe – which is not empathy, but merely extended ego.
If you want to spot a racist, let their level of empathy be your guide. A racist has no empathy – or at best "empathy" only for people in their tribe – which is not empathy, but merely extended ego.
October 28, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Are there "new racists"? Yes, they're Republican. Are there "old racists"? Yes, they're Republican.
If you want to spot a racist, let their level of empathy be your guide. A racist has no empathy – or at best "empathy" only for people in their tribe – which is not empathy, but merely extended ego.
If you want to spot a racist, let their level of empathy be your guide. A racist has no empathy – or at best "empathy" only for people in their tribe – which is not empathy, but merely extended ego.
Empathy and kindness are so needed in the world we now live in 🫶
October 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Empathy and kindness are so needed in the world we now live in 🫶
Yes well it does require things like “empathy” and possessing a basic understanding that all of our lives are interconnected
October 26, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Yes well it does require things like “empathy” and possessing a basic understanding that all of our lives are interconnected
Empathy is foundational to being human. Without empathy, you're incomplete. Without empathy, a person is a psychopath-sociopath (ASPD).
Empathy is *required* in order to experience love. In the absence of empathy, any behavior that at first glance, appears to be love – is merely parroted behavior.
Empathy is *required* in order to experience love. In the absence of empathy, any behavior that at first glance, appears to be love – is merely parroted behavior.
New in PN: In defense of empathy
"Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."
"Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."
In defense of empathy
In a world of JD Vances, be a Pope Leo.
www.publicnotice.co
October 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Empathy is foundational to being human. Without empathy, you're incomplete. Without empathy, a person is a psychopath-sociopath (ASPD).
Empathy is *required* in order to experience love. In the absence of empathy, any behavior that at first glance, appears to be love – is merely parroted behavior.
Empathy is *required* in order to experience love. In the absence of empathy, any behavior that at first glance, appears to be love – is merely parroted behavior.
Empathy for Mine but Not for Thine - Allie Beth Stuckey discovers healthy empathy.
warrenthrockmorton.substack.com/p/empathy-fo...
warrenthrockmorton.substack.com/p/empathy-fo...
Empathy for Mine but Not for Thine
Allie Beth Stuckey discovers healthy empathy
warrenthrockmorton.substack.com
October 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Empathy for Mine but Not for Thine - Allie Beth Stuckey discovers healthy empathy.
warrenthrockmorton.substack.com/p/empathy-fo...
warrenthrockmorton.substack.com/p/empathy-fo...
Liberals are all about empathy until trans people and Palestinians are mentioned.
October 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Liberals are all about empathy until trans people and Palestinians are mentioned.
Dogs have feelings, empathy and compassion
October 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Dogs have feelings, empathy and compassion
New in PN: In defense of empathy
"Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."
"Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."
In defense of empathy
In a world of JD Vances, be a Pope Leo.
www.publicnotice.co
October 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM
New in PN: In defense of empathy
"Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."
"Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."
"Right now, we’re living in Trump’s world, in Vance’s world, in Hegseth’s world. This is what a world without empathy looks like. It’s a world of constant othering, of constant rage, of a constant belief that life is a zero-sum game. But nothing flourishes in that world." — @snipy.bsky.social
In defense of empathy
In a world of JD Vances, be a Pope Leo.
www.publicnotice.co
October 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"Right now, we’re living in Trump’s world, in Vance’s world, in Hegseth’s world. This is what a world without empathy looks like. It’s a world of constant othering, of constant rage, of a constant belief that life is a zero-sum game. But nothing flourishes in that world." — @snipy.bsky.social
You can't teach empathy.
October 24, 2026 at 2:17 AM
You can't teach empathy.
Devils advocate: the title of the book is "toxic empathy." Implying nontoxic empathy. Nontoxic empathy is compassionately considering the woes and sufferings of her and her friends. Toxic empathy is everything else.
October 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Devils advocate: the title of the book is "toxic empathy." Implying nontoxic empathy. Nontoxic empathy is compassionately considering the woes and sufferings of her and her friends. Toxic empathy is everything else.
The "sin" of empathy.
October 27, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The "sin" of empathy.
wrote about her book here: sojo.net/articles/cul...
No, Empathy Is Not a Sin
A recent book tries to make the case that empathy is leading Christians astray. What it really reveals is a fear of losing power.
sojo.net
October 24, 2026 at 2:14 PM
wrote about her book here: sojo.net/articles/cul...
Empathy is what makes us human.
October 27, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Empathy is what makes us human.
Empathy without discernment can be manipulated. The fix for unwise empathy is more compassion. Singer & Klimecki research. 🧵. Empathy leads to burn out. Bloom adds its like a spotlight & biased toward people like us. Gilbert labels compassion as sensitivity to suffering & a commitment to relieve it
"Right now, we’re living in Trump’s world, in Vance’s world, in Hegseth’s world. This is what a world without empathy looks like. It’s a world of constant othering, of constant rage, of a constant belief that life is a zero-sum game. But nothing flourishes in that world." — @snipy.bsky.social
In defense of empathy
In a world of JD Vances, be a Pope Leo.
www.publicnotice.co
October 25, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Empathy without discernment can be manipulated. The fix for unwise empathy is more compassion. Singer & Klimecki research. 🧵. Empathy leads to burn out. Bloom adds its like a spotlight & biased toward people like us. Gilbert labels compassion as sensitivity to suffering & a commitment to relieve it
Zero empathy for rape victims. I wonder why?
Article number seven in a series of 20 commissioned by Bari Weiss, each of which says the same thing
October 24, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Zero empathy for rape victims. I wonder why?
We have to do something about the broke mind virus. Our society is dealing with a suicidal lack of empathy
Honestly, it seems like so many folks who move into the right-wing infotainment space do so because they just want to be a jerk in public.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 28, 2026 at 8:11 PM
We have to do something about the broke mind virus. Our society is dealing with a suicidal lack of empathy
really think basic empathy should get you here honestly bsky.app/profile/pepp...
i don’t know how anyone can watch the transphobic ads from Turek et al and not be genuinely concerned that the democratic party is heading down the same path as Labour and the viciously transphobic policies their administration has enacted
October 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
really think basic empathy should get you here honestly bsky.app/profile/pepp...
never enough empathy.
those without empathy, aka republicans are sick failures as humans.
those without empathy, aka republicans are sick failures as humans.
October 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
never enough empathy.
those without empathy, aka republicans are sick failures as humans.
those without empathy, aka republicans are sick failures as humans.
It’s the smiles that exemplifies their sense of privilege and total lack of empathy. Sad little people.
October 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It’s the smiles that exemplifies their sense of privilege and total lack of empathy. Sad little people.
According to a recent survey, Americans are divided on whether empathy is a good thing. 83% of the religiously unaffiliated agreed that empathy is "a foundational moral value that helps build a healthy society” while only 42% of white evangelicals did. [kottke.org]
The American Divide on Empathy
PRRI’s 2026 American Values Survey reveals some, uh, interesting views on whether Americans think empathy is a good thing or not. Those respondents unaffiliated with a religion were much more inclined to think that
kottke.org
October 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
According to a recent survey, Americans are divided on whether empathy is a good thing. 83% of the religiously unaffiliated agreed that empathy is "a foundational moral value that helps build a healthy society” while only 42% of white evangelicals did. [kottke.org]
You seem to lack awareness and empathy
Rough combo
Rough combo
October 27, 2026 at 12:40 AM
You seem to lack awareness and empathy
Rough combo
Rough combo
Still more personal and showing more empathy toward the kid than what good ole Marissa came up with, tho.
October 26, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Still more personal and showing more empathy toward the kid than what good ole Marissa came up with, tho.
obviously this was /lh but it is genuinely hard to read Dietrich’s story as anything other than a neurodivergent struggle to connect with forms of empathy and love that feel beyond him
October 27, 2026 at 4:10 AM
obviously this was /lh but it is genuinely hard to read Dietrich’s story as anything other than a neurodivergent struggle to connect with forms of empathy and love that feel beyond him