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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Empathy is part of being educated. A capacity to consider the perspective and emotions of others. We're supposed to be taught that in school, but the amount of people who grow up to be like this shows how badly we are failing.

One of the fastest ways to garner dislike from me is to say something disparaging about the homeless.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I like homeless people. They're very approachable and as someone with poor social skills they are easy to become friends with.