Yeah. I’ve been reading the commentary about “empathy” and I’m puzzled....are we all talking about the same “empathy” that separates psychopaths from society? Because I’m not aware of any other relevant definition than ~ “the ability to understand and share feelings of another.” According to the DSM-5, lacking empathy is a basis for antisocial personality disorder, formerly known as psychopathy or sociopathy. I’m not the most compassionate person in the world, but I’m amazed at the degree some people here show such disdain for other human beings.

Is this the consensus opinion?—That psychopaths are good and everyone else is weak for having feelings? I don’t know how else to interpret “the whole notion of empathy is disgusting.” I know we’re all expected to be 4-Chan-esque assholes here, but I didn’t realize you people embody that culture IRL. The fact that this is encouraged as a legitimate ethical position blows my mind. And clearly, liberal pro-intervention political positions are being used as a straw man for basic human emotions.

At least now I understand the culture here a bit better. I guess this is what happens when Randian and Rothbardian ideas are overwhelmingly pushed as dogma without discourse.

Markets may be zero sum. As a trader, I can acknowledge this. But life is not; human society is not. If you really perceive human connection as a weakness, I’m guessing you’re either a very angry and lonely kid or a sociopathic adult. I didn’t build my network of friends, clients and business contacts by completely disregarding them as human beings. Basic human emotions like empathy (which equates to social skills) were required. I really don’t think sociopaths function well in society, no matter how often they puff  their image up online (like a blowfish).

Just my 2 cents. I’ll fuck off back to Speculation now....