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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

“People who have empathy were raised in families that supported, cared about each other.”

Unfortunately, a too large percentage of the human population, 10 - 15%, are sociopaths, and some are psychopaths, who may very well have been raised in a loving family. They are just wired differently, and, as far as we know, there is no cure.

And, OTOH, some of the most caring people I’ve met were raised in an abusive family.

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Klaus Hubbertz's avatar

{...some of the most caring people I’ve met were raised in an abusive family...}

So there is hope, in spite of humanity being a global, highly abusive family🤞🤞🤞

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Pat's avatar

Just jogged me into my theory..if economists want two chickens in every pot, then both parents of children must work. Let us relegate them to childcare,, i think generations who spent little time w parents,loving nurturing because too little time left in the day,might grow up feeling a bit indifferent.

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