great post! So true, especially in healthcare. Difficult to have rational conversations on everything from the risk from COVID vaccines (versus getting COVID), disease/cancer screening programs (most of which do more harm than good) to the use of AI in diagnosis & treatment. Same issue with driverless cars and nuclear energy. Empathy is ripe for the picking by those with perverse incentives.
Hmmm. I wonder if I understand something not as they are (not a native English speaker) or have somewhat distorted worldview, but is not compassion the next step after empathy? I mean not mandatory but basically it is - oh shit that is terrible what the other person is going through (empathetic part) and what can I do to make stuff better for them (compassionate part)?
And then there will be systematic compassion vs one time alleviation compassion (how do I change the system that people or this person dont get poor vs giving them some money) ?
I think that it boils down to can you do retrospectives often and analyze systemically whats going on and act upon it or not. Thats how I try and view things. A bit of empathy is always great to give you that extra reason to do something.
Sorry for long rent but wonder where I may be wrong or what I did not understand correctly
great post! So true, especially in healthcare. Difficult to have rational conversations on everything from the risk from COVID vaccines (versus getting COVID), disease/cancer screening programs (most of which do more harm than good) to the use of AI in diagnosis & treatment. Same issue with driverless cars and nuclear energy. Empathy is ripe for the picking by those with perverse incentives.
Hmmm. I wonder if I understand something not as they are (not a native English speaker) or have somewhat distorted worldview, but is not compassion the next step after empathy? I mean not mandatory but basically it is - oh shit that is terrible what the other person is going through (empathetic part) and what can I do to make stuff better for them (compassionate part)?
And then there will be systematic compassion vs one time alleviation compassion (how do I change the system that people or this person dont get poor vs giving them some money) ?
I think that it boils down to can you do retrospectives often and analyze systemically whats going on and act upon it or not. Thats how I try and view things. A bit of empathy is always great to give you that extra reason to do something.
Sorry for long rent but wonder where I may be wrong or what I did not understand correctly