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empathy isn't something you can simply ignore; you can repress your own emotions but the ability to feel for others (relate and understand is more like sympathy, empathy is transcribing others' emotions onto yourself as if they were yours) isn't something you can so easily deny.
Humans are social creatures, and empathy is a mechanism that helps bind us together. Schitzophrenics, sociopaths, and generally cold-hearted people are lacking that bit of humanity that connects us emotionally to others.
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