• big_fat_fluffy@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Is it empathy?

    I mean, I have empathy for real live people.

    But imaginary people? That’s something different.

    • scratchee@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Yes, it’s empathy plus anthropomorphising. There’s nothing wrong with refusing to anthropomorphise, but for the people who do, the empathy is real, even if the characters are not.

      • big_fat_fluffy@leminal.spaceEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Wrong? I didn’t say anything about wrong.

        I said they’re different. Worlds apart in fact.

        One is evoked by an imaginary person. The other is evoked by a real person.

        It’s as different as bananas and banana-emojis.

        Wait, nevermind. I am a worm