Yeah it does! It's pretty easy to just not really react to something that's very disconnected from you. Like... hearing about people dying in a war. It's tragic, but even when you see horrific pictures? It's fairly easy to not be affected.

But if you hear that your friend's cousin just died in a horrific car accident? Usually you would feel sad or down - not necessarily for the cousin, but for your friend.

Do you feel happy when your friends tell you about things that they're happy about?

It's just, if you're lacking in empathy and if you also lack a conscience? Have you read about narcissism or antisocial personality disorder? There's sections on this site that have information about them. You could see if you relate to it at all?

Do you see a therapist? If you do, you might want to address this. If you don't, maybe it would be worth it? They'd be able to help you figure things out a LLOOOOOT better than we would.

Like... I can't read your mind, and I really only know a very little based on what you've said. I can make loads of wild guesses, but they're meaningless.