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by gt_ 3097 days ago
feeling sympathy for another != feeling first-person experience

feeling sympathy != taking responsibility

The difference between the terms’ meanings is beyond mere emphasis, but it still falls short of occupying the subject’s bodily consciousness.

Look at the spectrum of bonds between family members for reference. Caring for one another to varying degrees is not so strange for most people. It is just becoming less common in public and business relationships.