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Originally Posted by Open Eyes
One thing that I have read is that those who lack the capacity to actually feel empathy, make up for it by being more intelligent. The intelligence is often (not always) used to learn that those with a lot of empathy can be easily tricked and manipulated. So basically the interactions that take place are mostly for trickery and personal gain, by the one lacking empathy.
The most intelligent option of all would be to use the intelligence to assist those with empathy that have issues that could be resolved by the increased intelligence of the one lacking in empathy. The gain could be more substancial and keep one safe from a lifetime behind lock and key.
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You mean utilizing my hyper-logical cognitive process to assist those who are burdened by empathy or other strong emotions which hinder their ability to reason? I've tried that on occasion. Only certain types of individuals are even open to the idea. And doing this causes a bit of a problem for me. You see, I have to be very cautious in how I discuss certain things, especially in situations which naturally invoke a lot of emotion. Should I, in those situations, have a logical response void of those pesky emotions which cloud our ability to reason, people become very nervous and even disdainful of me. "Heartless" ... "Monster" ... and, my favourite, "Pathetic excuse for a human being," have been thrown around on more than a few occasions.
So, for me, manipulation is not only a useful and sometimes enjoyable skill; it's a necessity.