#neutral empathy

[hellhoundzzz]

you may be "supportive of cluster b" or "supportive of autism", but are you normal when people can't feel empathy ? are you normal when people can only feel empathy for animals ? are you normal when empathy fluctuates ? are you normal when people feel empathy so highly that it affects them negatively ?

are you normal when not everyone experiences empathy the same as you.

[ are you normal when not everyone experiences empathy the same as you. ]

daily reminder that !! not everyone can feel empathy. that doesn't make them subhuman. they are still human. some ppl w cluster b pds have rlly high empathy, this doesn't make them "better" than those who don't. be fucking normal when empathy is different for everyone. stop acting like it's needed to "be human". fuck off if you think like that.

[transhitman]

That last post I reblogged is so true but I think Empathy as the centrist skill also has a lot to do with the complacency that relying only on empathy can bring. Not all empathy is actionable -- that is, feeling horrible for other people doesn't actually do anything to change their material circumstance. People self-flagellate in response to injustice and see it as Enough, that they don't need to take the next step and actually do something. Empathy without a drive to change only really spurs guilt. And a lot of guilt and secondhand pain is paralyzing, and of course would lead one to an ideology where you take the least drastic action possible. Empathy is so tied to morality that people forget it doesn't actually make you a good person. And of course in the context of the game, all the skills are kinda unreliable narrators trying to convince Harry he's normal and stable and in the right. Empathy, then, is telling him "no, you're not a psychopath, you care about other people's feelings, and the system you've been upholding for so long is the one that's best for everyone, because it does the least harm." Because it has to be, if he wants to assuage some of that guilt and not have a crisis of faith. Even though it's not true. Just as Rhetoric tries to convince him (a cop) that he's the ultimate communism-builder. Which. Lol. Lmao even.

[freakinator]

its so funny how i classify certain personality traits in ls, like it makes sense considering the kind of server it is but its still so funny how i genuinely consider stuff like homicidal tendencies as a positive trait for a lser

[brokenmovie1992]

Ngl i think theres something special about the way a sociopath loves because its almost never about our own need for connection but rather we appreciate others like works of art the same way we would a book or movie even if we dont particularly care about them personally. I really believe that viewing others as objects is morally neutral just like any other thought and all that matters is your actions. Just because i view people as objects doesnt mean im gonna mistreat them. I take care of my belongings. I wouldnt set work of art on fire if i enjoy looking at it, so why would i ruin a friendship with someone i think is beautiful and interesting.

[sukibenders]

I was surprised by the amount of heat I've seen/received from the HOTD fandom feeling sorry for both Jaehaera and Aegon III because then it'll fall into "Oh you can't really feel sorry for her if you do for him as well" or "Oh so you're actually Team Green/Black if...." and so on. Like, I'm sorry I feel sorry for the circumstances of these poor children and sorry you can't do that without having to broadcast which side you root for.

[randomly--accessed--memories]

Alastor’s just going about his day, watching Vox struggle to hold a coherent conversation, as he is wont to do, when a thought suddenly crosses his mind: If the tables were turned, would Vox’s “channel surfing” trait apply to him, given his nature as a radio demon?

That thought is promptly shoved inside a mental box and never engaged with again

[fromtheseventhhell]

Saying this an Elia Martell fan from what little we know of her, but I'm really sick of how fandom sees her as nothing but a perpetual victim and/or hater of Lyanna and Rhaegar. Where's fandom content of her being kind to baby Tyrion or headcanons of her plotting with Rhaegar against Aerys? Makes me wish GRRM would write more Fire and Blood books to flesh her out more outside of the "pretty victim" fanon Sansa stans want her to be.

It's actually so frustrating cause there are great conversations + theorizing that could be going on surrounding her character because we know we're going to be learning more about her in the future, but a lot of her "fans" are just stuck on using her as a prop. And honestly? That's because the more we learn about her, the more she moves away from being fandom's favorite passive self-insert character. If George has her doing anything it breaks their idea of her being the perfect victim which is what they love about her. They don't even like her character organically, they just like that it gives them a justification to hate Rhaegar and/or Lyanna. I'm personally neutral-positive about Elia, but I am very interested in learning more about her character. George has kept that portion of the story intentionally vague for a reason and I can't wait to see why.

[artemx746]

really hope it becomes much more clear in the future of fool's gold that the foreclaimers aren't bad because they don't have empathy, but rather because they based their society on people having a set "value" and killing people who aren't "Valuable enough". Plus they also tortured a god for 300+ years

[gideonisms]

reading convenience store woman and this woman's internal experience of the world makes total sense. They should make more strange and off-putting women (complimentary) to work entry level jobs for years. we can manifest some more if we all work together

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

love the idea of transhet laios

[beaft]

So originally when I saw your drow post I just assumed you knew the general background of them and was just making a playthrough statement, but after your research update I'm curious how much you do know, at least d&d lore-wise.

Personally, I find the underground matriarchal society and their politics fascinating! By politics I mean they do have noble-style houses and that whole ordeal, but also it's not murder if no one catches you. Entire houses/lineages gone in a single night per the no witnesses rule.

(Sorry if this comes off as pretentious, I just think they're so evilly fun? that if you didn't know this already I wanted to share a small tidbit.)

it's not pretentious at all! i didn't know anything about the drow to start with - other than "they're edgy blue elves who live underground" - but after reading some background i'm absolutely fascinated by all the political/social lore. the backstabbing, the ritualistic punishments, the spider worship, the sadomasochistic power plays, the fact that wearing an ugly outfit is automatically punishable by death... it's all so juicy.

oh, and i especially love how these people have managed to build a society so fucked up that severe mental illness is simply The Norm. the average drow's personality is just one big trauma response. they'll meet a happy, healthy, well-adjusted person during a trip to the surface and come away sweating and shaking like "what the FUCK was that"

[scarletiswailing347]

hmm yknow ive never had to worry about this before cause all the fandoms ive been in ive never really been in the same space as the creators so i never had to worry about the ccs/creators seeing my liveblogs even if i only rarely did it before but since the lsers are here maybe i should just stop liveblogging?? cause like in case it wasnt obvious im a massive hater first and foremost and if theres one thing you dont show the creators its hate so like. idk maybe its time to stop for good

[noahikumelo]

ferris and i’s respective empathy levels are really funny. just both doing way too much in opposite directions

[midnight-soulless-system]

I find it so funny that drawing someone pregnant is an insult. I genuinely hope someone hates me enough to draw me pregnant and then send it to me. Pregnant bodies are beautiful and no matter how bad I might look pregnant, I would be so happy about the extra stretch marks, the extra weight, skin, etc.

Oftentimes I hate that I'm chubby, but my body goals are to be a little heavier, hell I'd feel euphoric if someone called me ugly or a disgusting man scum or some shit. And it helps me feel "average" about my body.

Maybe it's the narcissism, maybe it's something else, but I love seeing people get so worked up about me and spend energy on me. It's fun to waste their time and it's the main reason I ever engage in discourse. I'm quick block and/or report if I think the arguments is boring lol.

But anyways, pregnant bodies are beautiful and I realize that y'all don't know what I look like, but if anyone ever wanted to draw me (how you think I look) pregnant, go ahead. If you need someone to be mad at, I will always volunteer.

[library-fae]

honestly i hate the term personality disorder

its not anything about your personality, is your personality defined by your struggles? by your symptoms?

i personally feel like "personality disorder" also feels dehumanising and accusatory

its not anything wrong with someone's personality, it's a result of trauma and experience

we need to stop making people with personality disorders into the enemy, we are all human and deserving of love and care

[lesbiankoby]

i am thinking about the vinsmoke siblings so hard…. ichiji and reiju most of all. gently positing that in his inscrutably cunty way ichiji is well aware that reiju comforts herself by not considering the rest of them human and is amused by it. heh. she certainly wishes.