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0 pointsspookie7mo ago0 comments

Well, if they somehow get to experience the other side of the coin, that helps. And to be fair empathy does come more and more with age.

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I don't think experiencing lack of empathy in others actually improves one's sense of empathy, on the contrary.

It's definitely not an effective way to inculcate empathy in children.

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0 pointsspookie7mo ago0 comments

Well, if they somehow get to experience the other side of the coin, that helps. And to be fair empathy does come more and more with age.

I don't think experiencing lack of empathy in others actually improves one's sense of empathy, on the contrary.

It's definitely not an effective way to inculcate empathy in children.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse