I’m surprised I did not see the phrase “virtue signaling” in this piece which seems to be the outward, public-facing manifestation of so much of what people post on social media platforms.
Would you agree much false empathy is one aspect of virtue signalling?
This is a depressing and contradictory article. Too much is here to unwrap. I am dubious about some of the word meanings used in this article. I can neither sympathize nor empathize with the author, as I do not feel any of the emotions mentioned in this article. Also, this article is an object; it has no relative feelings. Maybe other readers can empathize with me—I feel completely indifferent. Maybe they cannot, especially if they only associate empathy with feelings of hurt, outrage, and pain. I know nothing soothes the soul more than having a good laugh with friends or sharing a hug with a loved one. Could there be more to empathy than negative connotations?
The depressing reaction is your problem. There is no contraction. It says that empathy is not real and that it hurts people when people pretend to understand how they feel or assume it when they don't. If you are going to make a point, back it up or it just makes you look mindless. Your use of empathy in your comment only shows that you didn't understand the essay. No idea what you are talking about having a good laugh or a hug, why didn't you talk about skin care treatment in Borneo, about as relevant.
Well said Paul.
I’m surprised I did not see the phrase “virtue signaling” in this piece which seems to be the outward, public-facing manifestation of so much of what people post on social media platforms.
Would you agree much false empathy is one aspect of virtue signalling?
Yes, I didn't use the phrase but I talk about it being based on ego, that's what I meant. But virtue signalling is a little more precise.
This is a depressing and contradictory article. Too much is here to unwrap. I am dubious about some of the word meanings used in this article. I can neither sympathize nor empathize with the author, as I do not feel any of the emotions mentioned in this article. Also, this article is an object; it has no relative feelings. Maybe other readers can empathize with me—I feel completely indifferent. Maybe they cannot, especially if they only associate empathy with feelings of hurt, outrage, and pain. I know nothing soothes the soul more than having a good laugh with friends or sharing a hug with a loved one. Could there be more to empathy than negative connotations?
The depressing reaction is your problem. There is no contraction. It says that empathy is not real and that it hurts people when people pretend to understand how they feel or assume it when they don't. If you are going to make a point, back it up or it just makes you look mindless. Your use of empathy in your comment only shows that you didn't understand the essay. No idea what you are talking about having a good laugh or a hug, why didn't you talk about skin care treatment in Borneo, about as relevant.