Empathy is a tool for virtue signaling.
I do not feel empathy myself, but I've seen a rise in people who claim to have empathy (even claiming to be straight up "empaths"), that tend to have zero empathy for certain people. Especially for those who are open abt not feeling empathy.
You cannot claim to be an "empath" while also having no empathy for people who can't feel it. Having selective empathy means you don't actually have as much empathy as you claim you do.












