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Studies show facebook is psychologically toxic and contributes to actual psychological suffering in users.

I'm not a very empathetic person nor do I feel I need to be for certain things (like this), but what kind of loser do you have to be to get affected by social media?

Shut up, *****.

I'll **** you till your lungs burst.

SW_legend, I just realized that you're also on TOR forums.

Are you on there too?

Originally posted by Thor Is Girly
I'm not a very empathetic person

I think its Beefy.

.... which answers the question.

It's psychopathy if one is generally not empathetic or rather, selectively empathetic? Hmm...

Actually yes. Recent findings indicate that psychopaths are actually capable of feeling empathy and forming attachments to people/things. The difference being that they seem to be capable of turning it off or ignoring it when it suits them.

Studies also show that facebook turns you into a little *****, that you should have a maximum of 3 tablespoons of sugar per day, and bananas make you fat. Anything else?

I mean actual studies by actual psychologists.

So selective empathy counts as no empathy as far as psychologists are concerned?

He just said that psychologists are apparently reexamining extant traits of psychopaths, concluding now that they are capable of selective attachments and still qualify for psychopathy, rather than being outright incapable of empathy at all.

Whether that's true or not, I couldn't tell you.

Originally posted by Thor Is Girly
So selective empathy counts as no empathy as far as psychologists are concerned?

Yeah, I think you're a psychopath.

Originally posted by The_Tempest
He just said that psychologists are apparently reexamining extant identifying traits of psychopaths, concluding asserting now that they are capable of selective attachments and still qualify for psychopathy, rather than being outright incapable of empathy at all.

Whether that's true or not, I couldn't tell you.

As I understand it, psychological definitions are descriptive ones, which collate characteristics into broad categories. There is not (yet?) a single characteristic quality of sociopathy (or psychopathy, or autism, or bipolar disorder) precisely because the underlying (reductionist) physiological basis for behavior is so poorly understood.

Much like declaring Pluto a Dwarf-planet, Sociopaths are now defined as people who are selectively empathetic.

Spoiler:
But this is not my area of expertise so I might be mistaken.

"Psychopathy or Sociopathy is a personality trait or disorder characterised partly by enduring antisocial behavior, a diminished capacity for empathy or remorse, and poor behavioral controls."

So I'm a test subject now

Teen Wolf is getting so damn cheesy.

A Facebook friend just logged in to announce that her WATER BROKE! Seriously?

Yours?

It's actually pretty normal to be selectively empathetic.. That is whether to family and friends or to those who share your values. I can say that I've been empathetic to those who don't share my values.. Just that it doesn't happen very often. I'm less empathetic to those affected by social networks, or words, or whatever.

I find empathy to be incredibly easy most of the time. Understanding another person is usually no problem.

Sympathy on the other, I have nearly none.