tonight i feel like kafka

empathy:

is responding to a person’s emotions by experiencing the same emotion as them (i.e. feeling sad when something sad happens to that person, or happy when something happy happens to that person.)

is an automatic response that cannot be controlled

cannot be learned

sympathy:

is recognizing that another person is in pain, even if you do not experience that pain, and offering comfort to that person

is something a person must actively choose to do

can be learned

compassion:

is showcasing care and support via words and actions

is something a person must actively choose to do

can be learned

if you need an example of a person with no empathy who practices sympathy and compassion, look no further than data from star trek: the next generation. he doesn’t have emotions at all, but he’s still kind to people and wants to help them.

Kostick said data centers create a low humming noise, which can usually be felt by animals and can be known to alter behavior. Animals including elephants and cassowaries, both of which can be found at the Nashville Zoo, are impacted by that noise because they communicate through low-frequency vibrations, she said.

“Zoo animals are often already living in semi-unnatural habitats including more often noise from an urban environment, and zookeepers work hard to make those habitats as natural-feeling as possible for the animals through enrichment, habitat design and carefully balanced meals,” Kostick said.

She said the data center would createadditional noise pollution, making it harder for zookeepers to make the animals’ habitats as livable as possible.

Zoo officials also say they’re worried about the strain a 50-megawatt facility could place on the electrical grid. Rick Schwartz pointed to previous outages that have already affected zoo operations, including a multi-day power loss during this year’s February ice storm, saying additional demand on the grid could complicate care for the animals."