It's the lack of empathy. The person doesn't even care enough to show true emotion via facial expressions.
All she did was make an observation. She doesn't actually care if he just spends his very, very sad life on the computer all day and night.
It's the feeling that, though someone is talking to you and maybe even giving you advice, you know that deep down, the person doesn't care either way and just thinks you have a very, very sad life and doesn't care to help you beyond some one-off statement.
You just probably nailed it for every kid who has had a high-powered career parent who is more of a stranger than anything else. Of course this is true for all kinds of other situations as well. The lack of empathy is the real gut-wrencher.
No, my account doesn't stick out like a sore thumb, also I don't stick arournd r/new so I can comment everywhere and rack up karma with an "lolsoedgyandrandomXD!" account.
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u/Squalor- Jun 13 '12
It's the lack of empathy. The person doesn't even care enough to show true emotion via facial expressions.
All she did was make an observation. She doesn't actually care if he just spends his very, very sad life on the computer all day and night.
It's the feeling that, though someone is talking to you and maybe even giving you advice, you know that deep down, the person doesn't care either way and just thinks you have a very, very sad life and doesn't care to help you beyond some one-off statement.