Paul Bloom, psychologist and Yale professor, argues that empathy is a bad thing—that it makes the world worse.
While we’ve been taught that putting yourself in another’s shoes cultivates compassion, it actually blinds you to the long-term consequences of your actions. In this animated interview from The Atlantic, we hear Bloom’s case for why the world needs to ditch empathy.
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