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What Paul Bloom thinks about empathy

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Psychologist at the University of Toronto and professor emeritus at Yale, author of Against Empathy and The Sweet Spot. He writes the newsletter Small Potatoes.

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4 dated positions, 2024, in their own words. Our reading of what Paul Bloom has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingEmpathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions.

    Their wordsMy argument against empathy is limited. It argues that empathy is a poor moral guide. It leads to bad decisions.

    ↗Paul Bloom on the Psychology of Children, and the Morality of Empathy and Disgust (Conversations with Tyler, Ep. 218)conversationswithtyler.com 1st of 2 in this piece

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  3. Our readingVirtual reality simulations are terrible empathy machines: you often come out understanding other lives less than before.

    Their wordsThe various versions of VR out there, high-tech and low-tech, are terrible empathy machines. After using them, you often end up with less of an understanding of other lives than you started with.

    ↗Virtual Reality is a terrible empathy machinesmallpotatoes.paulbloom.net 1st of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingPeople are nowhere near as good at empathy as they think they are.

    Their wordsBut in general, we are nowhere near as good at empathy as we think we are.

    ↗Virtual Reality is a terrible empathy machinesmallpotatoes.paulbloom.net 2nd of 3 in this piece

  7. Our readingTo understand people unlike us, listening to what they say works better than assuming we know what it is like to be them.

    Their wordsInstead of assuming that we can know what it is like to be them, we can focus more on listening to what they have to say.

    ↗Virtual Reality is a terrible empathy machinesmallpotatoes.paulbloom.net 3rd of 3 in this piece