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Would you rather reduce your intelligence for extra empathy, or reduce your empathy for extra intelligence? (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

low empathy is a sign of low intelligence

It absolutely is. Empathy is about analyzing a situation from a perspective that isn't your own. That requires a lot of abstract thought. It's like giving someone two apples and then taking one away and asking them how many apples there are versus asking them to solve 2-1=x

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    As someone on the autism spectrum, I’m going to have to disagree. Yes, I’m as dumb as a pile of bricks in many social situations. But I shine when I’m given an engineering problem to solve.

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