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You know dude, I could give you some useful advice about breaking down the walls you've obviously erected around yourself, but fuck it.
I say this, don't become empathetic, don't make an effort for other people. People are unreliable, I don't see why anyone should have to make an affort to be interesting for the general public. It's all just a ploy to make you complicit in the never ending trend of demotic entertainment, they want to charge $3.50 per person to line up and watch the misanthrope grapple with his own inner shortcomings. Empathy? Bah, what's empathy ever done for you man! I say, keep the walls up man, hell, fortify them, put spikes on them, cannons even. Just make yourself into a one man fortress, sure people might not like you, but they have to respect and admire you for your stoic facade. I mean everyone loves Dirty Harry, and he hated everone.
See, the above, sarcasm, this is to be avoided. It's the lowest form of wit really, and only used by sad, unfunny people who can't make any uplifting or constructive pithy remarks.
Also try to get rid of the following character traits, cynicism, misanthropy and of course apathy.
Honestly, obviously you're not totally apathetic, kind of like Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi, you've lost your way, but essentially your willingness to change proves you have not been destroyed by the dark side.
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