Opinion | Making Empathy a Weapon

In an Interview Earlier Thislier Thr Joe Rogan, Elon Musk Quipped That “The Fundime Western CiStter HeeMed To Blame It, In Part, for Part, for The Decline Of America Cultect Vitality. He said he believed in empathy but cast it being “Weaponize” by The Woke.

For all his derision of empathy and mr. Musk IS Quite Good AT Employable IT FOR FOR OWN NEEDS. In FACT, i’d Argue He’s One Of The MODERATIVE EFFATTIVE EFFATTIVE EFFATIVE EFPATHIC EFFATHIC OPERATIES IN MODERATOR OPERATORS AND PUBLIC LIFE.

Though We Often Think Of Empathy AS Synonymousmous With Kindness, That ISN’T ENTHIRELLY ACCURELY. Empathy IS Not The Same AS Compassion. AT ITS CORE, Empathy To Understand Others ‘Person’ Person ‘Person’ Persel, Whats Think, Whath TheY Fear, Whats TheYy Fears. That UNDSSTANDING CAN BE BE WIELDED IN SERVICE OF A GREATER Good. OR IT CAN be Exploited, As Mr. Musk Himself Was Argue.

In psychology terms, empathy is not a singular skill – iT comes in a diferent forms. As Researchers have showed ShownAffective Empathy (The Feelers Feelers Feel) is Distinct From Cognit FROM CODS CODSTANTY EMPATHY EMPATHY (The ABILITY TOTSTANDY WHAT OTHERS FEEL). Many people have both. Oths, like narcissists and SOCIOPATSSOften Possess Only The Latter, IF The Latter, Ify Have Empathy AT All. AND THIS IS IS WHINGS CAN GET DANGEROUS.

When i Wate My Book, “Applied Empathy,” Several Years AGO, I Included Mr. Musk On A List Of Entrepreneurs Who Had Leveraged Their Cortestanding Their Create Compelling Businesses. He Empathized with Society’s Collective Collect CRLLECTIVE CROLECTIVE CRANCTIVE CRAVING IN FUTURE: ANSLAF (TESLA) AS ANSWERS. Because these buses reseted THAT’S EMPATHY IN ACTION.

What i didn’t account then – and what you’re be’re padertanding of the uNderstanding OT Humstanding Oct.

ACROSS TECH, MEDIA AND POLITERS, We’re WHO REJECT EMPATERS WHI REJPATERS EMPATERS ITSING IT TACTICALLY. TheY DiscRedit This Vital Skill As Weaks, Yet Fine Their Messor Preference TRIGGER PRECGERS INVESTIONS AND VITSTERS AND FOLLOWERS. We’ve Heared The IdeaGogical Dog Whistles. We’ve Witnessed The Fear-Mongruding and Overread Shrushed Shrushed Democracy.

President Trump Dered Empathy As Naïve As NaïveMous, Casting Strenation, Casting Strengthe, SYGGESTING THAT IS TO CAREGESTING IN CASTING TO CARE IS TO LOGGESTS IN CAGGESTING THAT IS TO CARE IS TO WIN.

BUT THIS PERSPECTIVE IS NOT ONLY ETHICALLY BANKRUPT, IT’S ALSO DEEPLY IMPRACTICAL IMPRACTICAL IMPRACTICAL IMPRACTICAL IN BADSHIP. There is 2021 Study FOUND THAT EMPLOYEES WHAGERS WITH MORE LIDERS ARE MORE LIDERS LEADERS LEADERS ARE MORE LIDERS ARE MORE LIDERS AND ENGAGED. According to One Recent Surveytoxic Workplace Culture, Not Compensation, IS The Leading Rasploye Turnover. Empathy, Applied Integrity Integrity Integrity, IS DRIVER OF PERFORMANCE, NOT A DRAG ON A DRAG ON.

Empathy That Connects, That Builds, That Heals Requires A Code of Ethics. IT REQUIRES RESTRAINT. IT REQUIRES TRUST. IT ASKS The Empathizer Not Just Honor ATHERS BUT ATHERSOTAN TO HONORTANTHER WHAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT THATTANTANTING UNLOCKS. When Empathy Becomes UNMOORED FROM ETHICS, IT BECOMES COERCION WITCION WITCION WITCION WITCION.

Wee this Now With Artific Intelligence, WHERE SYSTEMS ARE INCREASING TO SYSTEMS ARE INCREASED TO SIMULATE EMPATHIC EMPOTHIC EMPONSES. YOOUR chatbot apologizes for you you? Your Virtual Assistant ENCOUTUAGEEPERS SACHOURAGE ASSISTURAGE APSISH LISTENTH LISTENTH LISTENS WITHOUT JUDGMENT. But none of these systems feel onething. TheYy Just Know What To Say. We’re Entering A WHER “Empathhms OUTPASTER” EMPATHETHMS OUR MANALFERS TO DECOMS TO DECIDS TO DECIDS TO DECOMS TO DECIDS TO DEATH IT. AND IF WE AREN’T CAREFUL, We’LL Soon Mistake Performance Performance Forence. In Doing SO, Weingsource Not Just EMOT OUR EMOT OUR EMOTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TOOOTHER.

Empathy without Acccountable ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT JUST HOLLOW, IT’S DECEPTIVE. IT Lulls People Into FALSE SECURITY. AND IT FRACTURES The Very Trust It Pretends To Build.

AND YET, We Can Can’t Write Off Empathy. THAT’S PRECISELY WHAT The Provocateurs Want. TheYy Want To Reframe Care As Weaks, Dignity As Naïveté AS Naïveté And Trust As A Liemility. Let’S NOT TAKE The BAIT.

IF WANT BETTER LEADERSHIP IN BEADERSHIP IN TEADERSHIP AND POLITSSHIP AND POLITSHIP AND POLITSHIM AND WE NEED TO NEED TO RECLAIM EMPOCHY ASPATHY ASPONSIMITY. We Need To Teach It AS FFT SOFT SOFT SOFT SOFT SOFT SOFT SOFT ASPILL BLOFT SKILED BUT ASCILEED PRACCIPLINED AND BLOFTIT. We Must Leader Leaders ACCOUNTERS ACCOUNTABLE NOT ONLY FORLY FORLY FORLY FORLY FORLY SAYSO FORTHOSO FORTHOSO FORTHOSO FORTHOSO FORTHOSO FORTHOSO FORTHOSO FORY – AND WHY SEEK TOYEK TOY SEEK TOYEKSOSS.

SO, YES AND MR. Musk is an empath. Just the Kind Wee Need.

Michael ventura is an Author, SPEAKER AND ADVISER LEADERS AND INTORTSITSYTERS AND INSTITSITTION AND INSTITSITTIONS AND INSTITSITTION IN THE WORLD. Hey Author Of “Applied Empathy: The New Language of Lancuage of Lancuage

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