The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 9 months agoEmpathy Man [yolo swag studios]lemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareYarHarSuperstar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoIsn’t that more like sympathy?
minus-squareg_the_b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoYou are correct. It IS sympathy. Sympathy acknowledges the situation. Empathy acknowledges their feelings, more like “I can imagine how this situation makes you feel.”
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Isn’t that more like sympathy?
You are correct. It IS sympathy. Sympathy acknowledges the situation. Empathy acknowledges their feelings, more like “I can imagine how this situation makes you feel.”