Comment on The only difference between a monster and a decent human being is the privilege of a support network.

• SenK@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That statement dangerously oversimplifies human behavior and stigmatizes neurodivergent individuals, particularly those on the autism spectrum, who may experience empathy differently but are not inherently “bad.”

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  • Anuttara@leminal.space ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    omg thank u!!!

    i was bullied for being “evil witch” when i was in school cuz i was autist and there was the meme that autists “can’t feel empathy”. i was like… watching cartoons and saw the “bad guys” and i thought i wasn’t like them… but then at school they told me i was?? it was awful

    thank u for saying this

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    • SenK@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah I have read on empathy and mental health issues. Good vs. Evil aside, it’s a terrible and ableist lens to view people through. Sorry you had to go through that.

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  • Protoknuckles@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They may experience it differently, but if they can act on it, they will be good people. Without being able to act on empathy, no matter how you perceive it, you cannot be good, and refusing to act with empathy towards people and other lives on earth is bad.

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    • SenK@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      So if someone literally cannot “act” in some way, you get to decide if they are good or evil?

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      • ageedizzle@piefed.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        How else can you judge someone’s character if not by their actions?

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      • Protoknuckles@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        🤷‍♂️ Yeah, kinda. What metric are you using?

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