alt Hacker NewsWhy would you choose not to have empathy for a living creature?
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shaky-carrousel • today at 8:04 AM
Because lice are also living creatures. And I have no empathy for them, and hopefully never will.
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Why would you choose not to have empathy for a living creature?
Because lice are also living creatures. And I have no empathy for them, and hopefully never will.
"A living creature" is a low fucking bar.
Bacteria are living creatures. And your body is wired to exterminate them so that they don't eat it alive from the inside. Because the moment those defenses falter, they will do exactly that.
Consider saving your empathy for things that matter.