As a man, I never did understand why other men seem to have trouble

>>18603714
Maybe you're not as good at empathy as you think then.

>>18603714
You're going to need to be more explicit. I have found most men to be empathetic, just not sympathetic. If men can help, they usually will. If they can't do something, they aren't comfortable listening to a person bitch for hours. They want to do things to help, not just be a pillow.

Just my two cents.

Because we project our fuckups into people and assume their predicament is entirely their fault.

>>18603714
that doesn't have anything to do with empathy. in fact it's the complete opposite.

empathy is looking at the tapir and thinking about how the tapir feels about being hung like a tapir, not thinking about yourself.

Everybody thinks they're more empathic than they really are. In fact, in my experience, most people aren't really empathic. They have an overly conditional approach to empathy. And drop it the second a specific individual fails to meet it.

Examples:
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>>18603753
dude i literally posted the definition of empathy: considering someone else's position.why don't you focus more upon whatever crushing insecurity it is you have that compels you to attempt to cut down everyone else.

>>18603758
>considering someone else's position
Which you went in the opposite direction of.
>why don't you focus more upon whatever crushing insecurity it is you have that compels you to attempt to cut down everyone else.
People in glass houses... Plus, shifting blame on another person and making accusations about their motives is a common occurrence for the unempathetic. So is the instantaneous need to defend oneself.

>>18603765
I consider myself to be pretty empathetic, and I'm not who you responded to, but you just come off as preachy to me.