the fine line between entitlement and empathy

it's a given that many people on the internet are ignorant, afterall everyone is blissfully unaware until they acknowledge something for the first time. however, in a world where people are "sensible" and "normal," why is it that people refuse to show basic empathy? In the real world we're more than welcome to utilize empathy in most situations, it's a given that humans are born to be social and empathetic. You can even say it is a vital part of being human, the ability to empatize with people. And yet, deep down in our hearts, we are all inherently selfish.
Why is it that I, a person with low empathy, can acknowledge and understand someone is having issues, while others become vultures at the fact that someone is inferior? You'd expect the people who declare themselves "empaths" understand that some people struggle with day to day life, that some people are unable to survive "normally." And yet despite this illusion of empathy, these people make no hesitation to demean and degrade the people we consider "vulnerable."

"This is a grown person," some may say. "They are spoiled, their parents should've forced them to be normal," others may coo. And yet, these are the same people who masquerade mentally ill spaces, saying that they "support" people with mental illness.

Is it that you do care for mentally ill people, or does it make you feel like a better person if you pretend to care? You're no better than me, because deep down, you are just like me. You can pretend to care, you can say you advocate for certain support groups, but you don't do that out of goodwill, you do that because it makes you a better person.

The difference between you and me is that I don't hide the fact it's out of personal gain.

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xreual

luka

Ah thank you i haven't used the app in a long time.

7 months ago Reply

luka

xreual

I archive my own posts just to keep my page clean, you can access your own messages through your comment section in the profile.

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xreual

luka

You're absolutely right, I apologise for any negativity I may have let in during our conversation and I genuinely had no means of trying to label you as a terrible person. I suppose I had assumed things and that part is on me, again, I apologise.

I am interested in people with NPD and psychopaths because, like you mentioned it's often stereotyped and used negatively in media (and how I have perceived it) and I'd like to know more than just the bad. There are definitely people out there that are narcissistic/psychopathic that are not evil. If there's anything else I should take from our talk I'd heavily appreciate it.

I also may have contradicted myself heavily and I apologise for that as well because I can't remember half the things I've said plus the post was deleted I think? so I can't look back on my messages

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luka

xreual

and the fact that I myself have NPD and by definition is a "textbook narcissist and psychopath," you seem to be totally surprised at that revelation. Does it not cross your mind that psychopathic people live everyday lives..? Normally...? I have tons of friends who love my psychopathic self and do not care that I do not have empathy towards them, i am a functional member of society and despite my illness I am seen as a respectable individual in my community. I do everything out of personal gain, I have a notable lack of empathy, does that make me a bad person? Not that I have claimed to be a good person either, but despite all this "information, and "knowledge" you speak of, one can not help but to judge books by covers.

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luka

xreual

and whatever i'm all for being offensive but don't pretend you understand my words while having a negative connotation regarding low empathy people in mind. It's annoying seeing people try to act like they're not trying to say something when you clearly are Just say it with confidence I prefer that then trying to say "whatever this is just me yapping.."

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