I think that awareness and empathy are often in conflict: it is hard to become aware if you are caught in emotion. Eg war propaganda
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Replying to @Plinz
I'd argue the contrary. It's often hard to pay attention to important issues if you don't feel for people suffering from the event.
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Replying to @EthanZ
When journalists convince the public how we should bomb a city to save the children, result is usually not a reduction of suffering
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Replying to @Plinz
Seems like a rather emotionally laden way to argue with me, almost like you're trying to use empathy to get me to make your point...
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Replying to @EthanZ
Yes, possibly my own abhorrence of propaganda is distorted by empathy; it is heavily formed as reaction to German fascism/Holocaust
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Replying to @Plinz
I guess I'm asking you to consider the possibility that reporting that uses empathy does not necessarily equal propaganda.
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Replying to @EthanZ
the usual null hypothesis seems to be that empathy leads us to better understanding and policy; I wonder if there is data on this
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Replying to @Plinz
You might enjoy the new book, "Against Empathy", which seems to make a similar case - https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compassion/dp/0062339338 …
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Replying to @Plinz
I don't. Humans are empathetic creatures. An emotion-free reality isn't something we do well. I think using emotion well is important
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