(November 27, 2017 at 12:03 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(November 27, 2017 at 11:41 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: My take on it is that people seem to be able to switch off their empathy for certain situations, whether it's in sports or if it's a criminal awaiting punishment. What differentiates the sociopaths from the normal people is that the sociopaths can't switch theirs back on.
Hm, this is an interesting theory...
But then again, there's a difference between turning off/compartmentalizing empathy, and actually going as far as to enjoy watching others get hurt. I can see turning it off to where you won't be emotionally effected by it, but actually liking it is a whole other level.
I think that difference ends up coming about through socialization. To use just one example, if you get raised in an era where sports blooper videos are popular material to laugh at, you're likely to find them funny even though there's a very real chance that those moments you're laughing at are the same moments where people got severe brain damage.
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