Should we be sympathetic?

• See the project proposal.

  • I tried to give them feedback, “I think this will help you get more empathy.”
  • ‘Is it right to try to gain sympathy in the first place?’ I was wondering about the

• Is it right to try to gain sympathy?

  • Isn’t it intrinsic motivation to try to gain empathy?

• Empathy is a means of obtaining Resources from others.

  • If you don’t need to get resources from others, you don’t need to get empathy.
    • What you can do alone, you can do alone.
  • The need for empathy from others depends on the circumstances of the project.
  • Empathy is a means, not an end.

• To recap.

  • It is a bad idea to think “this kind of project will be easily sympathetic” when planning a project.
    • Associated with: Leading painters.
  • Whether or not you get sympathy, it is important to have the feeling that this is the kind of future you want to realize.
  • If you need the help of others to move forward with that project, empathy is needed after the fact.

I know it’s a quick note, but you’re talking about some pretty hard stuff…

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