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Midnight Writer

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5. There would be no civilization of any kind if not for empathy.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:34 PM
Feb 26

Without empathy, the entire human race would be living a "dog eat dog" existence.

Every interaction with another human would be a question of "fuck, eat or kill".

This is the world that the Trumps, the Musks, the Epsteins think they are living in.

Sadly, if they really were living in a "dog eat dog' world, these mutts would be at the bottom of the pecking order. The only way any of these asshats get taken seriously is because they were born rich and entitled. If they were born poor, they would likely be in jail or the morgue by now.

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Elon Musk on empathy: [View all] applegrove Feb 26 OP
What happens when you mix libertarianism, autism, too much money C_U_L8R Feb 26 #1
He's a sick sociopath. The single worst person on the planet. I'm serious. Coventina Feb 26 #2
Change autism for being a drug-addled clown EdmondDantes_ Feb 26 #3
And a dash of Ayn Rand. Mblaze Feb 26 #8
Along with ketamine...n/t the nelm Feb 26 #21
I've lost mine Cirsium Feb 26 #4
I never had any for him to begin with, and even I did not realize the depths niyad Feb 26 #13
True enough Cirsium Feb 26 #22
There would be no civilization of any kind if not for empathy. Midnight Writer Feb 26 #5
I can't remember where I read it... Shipwack Feb 26 #14
People who have no empathy disdain it. Mblaze Feb 26 #6
That sums it up quite well PatSeg Feb 26 #9
He belongs to the evil ones. Joinfortmill Feb 26 #7
A man who impregnates multiple women... purr-rat beauty Feb 26 #10
For a supposedly smart man, PatSeg Feb 26 #11
Reading fleon skum's comment just as an editor- it makes no sense. niyad Feb 26 #12
IT IS WHY HE HAD TRUMP KILL USAID Jimvanhise Feb 26 #15
Our humanity is currently in the hands of four criminally insane billionaires. Initech Feb 26 #16
Pity his 13 (give or take) children. IcyPeas Feb 26 #17
I've long said that empathy or lack thereof is the real division between "liberal" and "conservative" viewpoints (nt) William Seger Feb 26 #18
If you hate it so much, go back to where you came from. NO ONE will miss you. MLWR Feb 26 #19
At first glance I read BaronChocula Feb 26 #20
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