Suicidal empathy

Suicidal empathy is a concept from behavioral science and evolutionary psychology popularized by author Gad Saad. It describes a phenomenon where a society, individual, or leader exhibits excessive, misdirected compassion—prioritizing the feelings of others over logic, self-preservation, and long-term consequences. Quotes From a certain angle, these look like expressions of empathy, but an empathy that is deprived of discernment. It is a kind of compassion that fixates on individual circumstances while disregarding the individual actions that contribute to those circumstances.<p>In its most ruinous manifestation, this outlook compels its adherents to validate self-destructive behaviors, ratify the delusions of the violently inclined, and discount personal agency as if such a thing were the province of only a privileged few. Noah Rothman, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence in America (2026), New York: Hachette Book Group External links Category:Emotions