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mmoosstoday at 12:52 AM0 repliesview on HN

People authentically, genuinely, naturally care about other people; empathy - founded at least partly in mirror neurons - is the most fundamental human nature. It's part of being social animals that live, survive, and thrive only in groups. It's even important for conflict - you need to anticipate the other person's moves, which requires instintively understanding their emotions.

The exceptions are generally when people are scared, and sadly some people are scared all the time.