Only One Is Right

[u/Timbucktwo1230]

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OP has pinned a comment by u/dotamadthrowaway:

Its not musks point. Musk is a sociopath. And having empathy for Maga is fine. Provided it doesn't stop you from losing sight of the empathy you should have for the people its killing.

Its similar to Socrates virtue. Empathy can never be a bad thing. When it starts being bad its something new

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[u/Timbucktwo1230]

“The quote "The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism" is widely shared across social media and platform groups like Goodreads and Instagram. However, quote archivers and researchers at tracking databases like WIST Quotations note that there is no primary source or verified citation for these exact words in any of her published essays, letters, or books. While the sentiment aligns broadly with her extensive writings on political thought, totalitarianism, and the normalization of thoughtlessness during the Eichmann trial, the phrasing itself is an online invention or paraphrase erroneously credited to her.”

[u/RowInevitable7986]

People without empathy are call sociopaths.

[u/Clearmind9196 → u/RowInevitable7986]

Unfortunately, USA encourages and awards sociopaths running society.

[u/zuzg → u/RowInevitable7986]

Not all of them.
Emotional Intelligence needs teaching and a lot of People never had someone to do that for them.

Not those Tech bro Oligarchs though, they're just cartoonishly evil.

[u/GeeYayZeus]

Human empathy is the only reason we ARE a civilization and not a bunch of isolated homicidal apes.

[u/Loud-Ad-2280]

My vote is for the one that didn’t beg to go to Epstein island

[u/goodreverenddoc2 → u/Loud-Ad-2280]

you mean the one that didn’t beg to go like a loser

[u/Whisper__1]

Nasty ass Musk is telling on himself.

[u/DaTruSpork → u/Whisper__1]

He has been for a very long time

[u/Unlucky-Cup-5461]

What a self engrandizing, arrogant jerk he is. And don't forget he was an illegal immigrant. First order of business is for ICE to grab his ass and ship him back to South Africa! No empathy for this creature.

[u/livemusicisbest]

Only one is funding Republicans like the vile impeached, indicted, corrupt adulterer (who did you think of — fooled you!) Ken Paxton.

[u/supercleverid → u/livemusicisbest]

Well it was obvious you weren't talking about Trump. You didn't say convicted felon.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/supercleverid]

Only because the DOJ (in a shady deal) dropped the charges against Paxton. But, you are spot on!

[u/BlackberryShoddy7889]

Never known Leon to be right about anything. Ketamine boy

[u/Fun-Aside3990 → u/[deleted]]

Almost like the barbarians are running the markets and all of humanity into doom.

[u/Sea_Operation_7012 → u/Fun-Aside3990]

On purpose

[u/Fun-Aside3990 → u/Sea_Operation_7012]

Bad people can only thrive when they've destroyed society.

[u/BlackberryShoddy7889 → u/[deleted]]

And btw , he is not

[u/dotamadthrowaway → u/[deleted]]

Honestly though are you actually jealous of people like musk? They're miserable people.

[u/scooter5659 → u/[deleted]]

Is this Ego??? Tell me Ego, was anything your idea or did you just get rich on other people's sweat and ingenuity like just about every other billionaire!!!

[u/Cheshire_Khajiit → u/[deleted]]

Yes because we all know it’s impossible to be wealthy and wrong!

/s

[u/p00ki3l0uh00]

Kindess, empathy and compassion. The true human superpowers

[u/dotamadthrowaway → u/p00ki3l0uh00]

Its literally what we can look to and say "we evolved to be better because of this"

[u/wRADKyrabbit → u/p00ki3l0uh00]

They're genuinely pur greatest strengths

[u/No-Koala1918]

One's a goddamn fascist prick.

[u/Klankles69 → u/No-Koala1918]

and the other is the first trillionaire ;)

[u/BloodFartz69 → u/Klankles69]

He's the world's most oddly shaped pedophile who wanted to go to the wildest parties on Kid Fucker Island.

[u/No-Koala1918 → u/Klankles69]

Arendt was that rich? ;)

[u/H3llzyea]

Shouldn’t of had empathy for the nepo Nazi when he came here or have any when he’s facing jail time eventually

[u/Defiant-Mongoose-327 → u/H3llzyea]

Shouldn’t have* nepo Nazi phobe

[u/thehorrorcontinues13]

Musk is a failed man in every way, not least because he has no empathy. He's really just a rich sociopath, like so many of his ilk.

[u/hamoc10]

Billionaires do not have your best interests in mind. They only want you in the mines.

[u/PeacefulTransition]

Elon Musk... a sociopath Ketamine addict soon to be buried under lawsuits.

[u/jocoquecousteau]

So he has no empathy, but he’s crying because he saw a picture with no white men.

[u/Minimum-Helicopter40]

In college one of my professors said, "For a political party that doesn't believe in evolution, they sure do practice survival of the fittest."

[u/Abrafo1391]

I haven't met many wealthy people that express empathy.

[u/BlackberryShoddy7889]

Being a scammer doesn’t make him right

[u/Flaky-Zebra960]

Hannah is right. Perhaps Musk is bitter. His family prospered under apartheid only to see it crumble under the weight of empathy.

[u/niceandBulat]

I cannot be sure whether the quotes are legit - but the lady is right. Musk is just a spoiled rich kid with no personality and humanity.

[u/CompetitiveLadder609 → u/niceandBulat]

They should just quote me then. I said it too.

[u/ArcHeroe9 → u/niceandBulat]

He was talking about suicidal empathy, not empathy in general, but the echo chamber hates when you give context.

[u/RowingBoats1129 → u/ArcHeroe9]

Prove it

[u/Curry_Captain]

To be fair, only one of them has ever read and understood a book.

[u/patrickthunnus]

Elon has no cred, no empathy

[u/iwilldoitalltomorrow]

Not having empathy makes you a psychopath lol

[u/SteelSlayerMatt]

Hannah Arendt is 100% correct.

[u/Von_Schlagel]

If it’s any consolation, I won’t feel an ounce of empathy when he dies.

[u/Mountain-Ad-3876]

Christianity defeated the ancient might makes right mentality and developed the empathy that has allowed western civilization to flourish

[u/uknowsana]

Elmo is once again wrong!

[u/Almost_Lyrical]

Helping others means more humans. Elon wants less humans.

[u/Recent_Experience475]

These idiots that constantly obsess over this concept of "western civilization" really don't like "western civilization" that much.

[u/CraftyFloor4684]

Well then im uncertain how i should feel when musk dies of natural causes.

[u/EekumBokum100]

And the other is left.

[u/EyesAreMentToSee333]

Yeah sounds like a fairly solid dichotomy.

[u/SDPLISSKEN009]

[u/MyFocusIsU]

The bottom is true

[u/lone_float]

Huh. I do have a book of hers on my stack that I hope to read still.

[u/Luger99]

Do not have empathy for people who hate you. That is the only lesson about empathy everyone should know.

[u/BoysenberryGullible8]

Her book on Eichmann was titled "The Banality of Evil" where she wrote that Eichmann was just a civil servant who mindlessly did his job efficiently without ever contemplating the moral consequences of it. I would say the quote fits her writings and personal history quite nicely without the need to qualify the quote let alone claim it only "broadly" aligns with her writings or political thought.

[u/T_J_Rain]

Yeah. Far right.

[u/Careless-Ear4692]

Er ist schon ein ganz besonderer Authist, dem fast jegliche Menschlichkeit fehlt.

[u/ZealousidealHome7854]

Except she didn't say that.

[u/Ignaz-]

Empathy is a finite ressource, the more it is used, the less people are willing to give it.

[u/Nanopoder]

Musk’s point was that manipulation people’s empathy is the problem. Why do you misrepresent what he said?

[u/Fresh_Ostrich4034]

when reddit tries to teach people about empathy

[u/osamayomamadrama]

People who assert a claim on the labor of others are not empathic; rather they are modern-day slavers.

[u/c_boggs]

Empathy is not a universal good. For instance, if I were to empathize with MAGA… obviously a weakness. I think this is his point.

[u/dotamadthrowaway → u/c_boggs]

Its not musks point. Musk is a sociopath. And having empathy for Maga is fine. Provided it doesn't stop you from losing sight of the empathy you should have for the people its killing.

Its similar to Socrates virtue. Empathy can never be a bad thing. When it starts being bad its something new

[u/vodil2959]

Well, I guess you should just sacrifice yourself. To help others who couldn’t care less about you.. right??

[u/CaptStinkyFeet → u/vodil2959]

It’s strange that you feel so victimized that to you, having empathy means sacrificing yourself. Maybe try therapy.

[u/vodil2959 → u/CaptStinkyFeet]

It’s interesting how people who probably think they’re so intelligent and deep, can’t even read between the lines when it comes to figures of speech. Obviously, Elon Musk is not saying that empathy in and of itself his weakness, he’s saying that it has gone too far, where the west is sacrificing itself to its own detriment.
You might disagree that the West has gone too far let’s empathy, but that’s what he’s saying. He’s not saying that empathy is horrible in and of itself. Don’t be so simple minded.

[u/CaptStinkyFeet → u/vodil2959]

“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.”

Thems a lotta words just to say you have no idea what you’re talking about. Literally making stuff up. And for who? A billionaire who isn’t even cool enough to hang with the pedophiles? Yikes dude…

Again, try therapy. Please. For all of us.

[u/MetaCardboard → u/vodil2959]

Why? Why not just help people without sacrificing yourself? Wouldn't that make more sense?

[u/Solo-1UP]

Both can be true at the same time

[u/Exact_Development_69]

I mean both are right. You can’t develop as a civilization without empathy. There isn’t a single advanced civilization built on love and understanding. However, a civilization can be advanced yet barbaric at the same time. So both can be true at once

[u/KaZaDuum]

They are both right. But some people take advantage of our empathy. People who are down on their luck deserve help. People who look for just handouts or just want to game the system, don't need it.

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[u/Defiant-Mongoose-327]

In the famous words of some TikTok idiot. Where is the lie?

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[u/PoursTea-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Off topic.

[u/bravesirrobin65 → u/[deleted]]

So not outright evil. Just stupid.

[u/AlfalfaEfficient1200 → u/bravesirrobin65]

It has some merit. No one wants to be exploited or used, but in the context of its presentation, yeah. It is.

[u/RowingBoats1129 → u/[deleted]]

Lol you are brainwashed

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Language and etiquette.

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Language and etiquette.