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[โ€“] [email protected] 55 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Empathy is the enemy of the the manipulative. Their shallow and transparent manipulations wont get past someone with even a small amount of it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

True for some. Others specifically exploit your empathy by centering it on themselves, red herrings, or subverting the action it motivates.