[deanotron]

There is a large difference between the ability to read emotions and "..vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another..".

A great salesman can also be sociopathic. We are all salesmen to some extent, so this isn't to denigrate the profession or the ability to read people and use it for personal gain.

I suppose the difference lies in whether what one is selling tends towards symbiosis or exploitation.