Teknevra@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMs. Rachel calls out "The New York Times" over coverage of Palestinianswww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down16
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkMs. Rachel calls out "The New York Times" over coverage of Palestinianswww.newsweek.comTeknevra@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareDaMummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoGee, thanks for confusing me even more. How can both be correct? Isn’t one towards yourself, and one towards others?
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoEmpathy is more personal emotion, while sympathy is more intellectual agreement. I empathize with my family, I sympathize with the Palestinians.
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoSympathy is when someone is hurting and you feel bad about that. Empathy is when someone is hurting and you feel hurt yourself.
Gee, thanks for confusing me even more. How can both be correct? Isn’t one towards yourself, and one towards others?
Empathy is more personal emotion, while sympathy is more intellectual agreement.
I empathize with my family, I sympathize with the Palestinians.
Sympathy is when someone is hurting and you feel bad about that. Empathy is when someone is hurting and you feel hurt yourself.