>>11671412Anon I don't think you realise how inconsistent you're being. Yes, an aspect of empathy is about actually experiencing what others are feeling to some extent, but you're placing such heavy emphasis on this aspect that it seems to me that you think that 'empathy' exclusively means being totally enslaved to the emotions of others and unable to act intelligently as a result. The fundamental aspect of empathy is being able to tell what emotions others are feeling, feeling those emotions yourself isn't the crucial aspect. Maybe you think it is, but literally nobody else thinks so.
I don't see how you can claim to be a 'sociopathic Chad' and think that empathy plays no role in emotional intelligence. If you were unaware of how others felt, how could you possible expect to influence them or act intelligently in response? One might know exactly how to respond to every emotion, but if you cannot tell what emotion someone is feeling then you cannot wield that weapon. Hence being an emotionally intelligent person means being able to tell what emotions others are feeling.
I don't consider myself particularly empathetic, but here's my attempt at guessing what you're feeling, since you're such an expert you can tell me how accurate I am?
To me it seems like think of yourself as very intelligent person with great skills of manipulation (which might even be true), and you derive a lot of your self-worth from this. Given your comments on "emotional drones/heart drones/emotionally bonded cupcakes" and your "women's studies" comment it seems like you want to jealously hoard the intelligence for yourself and cannot accept that Chad and Stacy from high school might posses some intelligence of their own. Also, you might be insecure about your emotional intelligence (a big blow to your self-worth), hence the put downs aimed those you think are inferior (heart drones etc)
