• deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    Empathy is more personal emotion, while sympathy is more intellectual agreement.

    I empathize with my family, I sympathize with the Palestinians.

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      3 days ago

      Sympathy is when someone is hurting and you feel bad about that. Empathy is when someone is hurting and you feel hurt yourself.