Teknevra@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMs. Rachel calls out "The New York Times" over coverage of Palestinianswww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down16
arrow-up1254arrow-down1external-linkMs. Rachel calls out "The New York Times" over coverage of Palestinianswww.newsweek.comTeknevra@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoYou were right the first time. Either word works.
minus-squareDaMummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoGee, thanks for confusing me even more. How can both be correct? Isn’t one towards yourself, and one towards others?
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoEmpathy is more personal emotion, while sympathy is more intellectual agreement. I empathize with my family, I sympathize with the Palestinians.
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoSympathy is when someone is hurting and you feel bad about that. Empathy is when someone is hurting and you feel hurt yourself.
You were right the first time. Either word works.
Gee, thanks for confusing me even more. How can both be correct? Isn’t one towards yourself, and one towards others?
Empathy is more personal emotion, while sympathy is more intellectual agreement.
I empathize with my family, I sympathize with the Palestinians.
Sympathy is when someone is hurting and you feel bad about that. Empathy is when someone is hurting and you feel hurt yourself.