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minus-squarebig_fat_fluffy@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 hours agoIs it empathy? I mean, I have empathy for real live people. But imaginary people? That’s something different.
minus-squarescratchee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoYes, it’s empathy plus anthropomorphising. There’s nothing wrong with refusing to anthropomorphise, but for the people who do, the empathy is real, even if the characters are not.
minus-squarebig_fat_fluffy@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 hour agoWrong? I didn’t say anything about wrong. I said they’re different. Worlds apart in fact. One is evoked by an imaginary person. The other is evoked by a real person. It’s as different as bananas and banana-emojis. Wait, nevermind. I am a worm
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoThat’s still empathy. We’re really good at projecting.
minus-squarebig_fat_fluffy@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoNo it’s something else. Because imaginary people are totally different from real people.
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Is it empathy?
I mean, I have empathy for real live people.
But imaginary people? That’s something different.
Yes, it’s empathy plus anthropomorphising. There’s nothing wrong with refusing to anthropomorphise, but for the people who do, the empathy is real, even if the characters are not.
Wrong? I didn’t say anything about wrong.
I said they’re different. Worlds apart in fact.
One is evoked by an imaginary person. The other is evoked by a real person.
It’s as different as bananas and banana-emojis.
Wait, nevermind. I am a worm
That’s still empathy. We’re really good at projecting.
No it’s something else. Because imaginary people are totally different from real people.