Real challenge: instead of seeing empathy as a personal virtue, design a medium that engenders empathy by default.https://twitter.com/DanielleFong/status/619707854144995328 …
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@worrydream I think this desire for "bigger picture" itself tends against empathy. So does "many perspectives" often -
@worrydream I see empathy as a way of being we learn from others who live that way. Without that, we can bend any medium away from empathy - 1 more reply
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@worrydream surprised to see you underestimate the importance of emotion in cognition -
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@lukasb "importance of emotion in cognition" (reasoning) is very different than "persuading through emotional manipulation" (rhetoric) - 3 more replies
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@worrydream@natematias Here's an fascinating account of the way that empathy can operate in the absence of emotion. http://aeon.co/magazine/psychology/maria-konnikova-empathy-sherlock-holmes/ … -
@worrydream@natematias And while we're on the subject of empathy, it does seem like a thing that can be cultivated. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/opinion/sunday/empathy-is-actually-a-choice.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimesscience&_r=0&referrer= …
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@worrydream You are a smart, thoughtful man.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@worrydream@natematias Using statistics to show deviations from the typical and categorizations of diverse experience across domains.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@worrydream@DanielleFong@natematias "walk a mile in my shoes" = "see the system from my vantage point, as i live in it."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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