i'm saying if you want to say i'm heartless cause i don't respond the way you respond to **** then i can turn it around and say you're weak cause you don't respond the way i respond. didn't say "everybody's weak compared to me" or whatever

I've only seen a few stoics like you, JWB. Do you have problems with empathy, guilt, or humility?

(Because you might have the mind of a psychopath.)

no i thought of that but i doubt it. i feel bad for things when they suffer really. it's just that i got used to the concept so it takes a bit more suffering to stir **** up in me. when i was a kid was really sensitive like you guys but basically grew out of it over time.

hey john wilkes, press play on this in 5 minutes so i can pretend we're watching it together

I don't think I'd prefer that. I was practically born with a bleeding heart but it's shown me enough beauty to cope with the bitterness of pain.

actually you kinda did

it is what it is, not like it's a choice i get to make or something. but i just wonder if you guys have taken a close look at the world around you. i mean nature is the most cut throat **** you can imagine. so it's like you must either not know how things are or really hate the world to be that empathetic to the suffering of every living thing.

read what i said more closely man... i dunno why you think bolding "you look weak to me" is gonna translate to everyone is weak.

I think I do actually, in some ways.

I relate a lot to JWB, but I've learned over the years to walk the line between honesty and consideration of other peoples feelings. People tell me stories about ****ed up things and I can rationally understand why they feel that way, but I don't appreciate or share their feelings.

I basically trained myself to become the way I am as a defense mechanism from being hurt. I can't say it's better or worse it's just who I've become. How I feel about things changes all the time with life experience.

i feel empathy though i just don't get it as easily as some of you i guess. i've never said i don't feel bad for people. people think i'm a psycho cause i don't care when a cat dies.