The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 6 months agoEmpathy Man [yolo swag studios]lemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareg_the_b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoYou are correct. It IS sympathy. Sympathy acknowledges the situation. Empathy acknowledges their feelings, more like “I can imagine how this situation makes you feel.”
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You are correct. It IS sympathy. Sympathy acknowledges the situation. Empathy acknowledges their feelings, more like “I can imagine how this situation makes you feel.”