Empathy Is an Incredibly Important Part of the Human Experience

Empathy is one of those, I won't say it's uniquely human but it's an incredibly important part of the human experience. It allows us to connect with other people and form a group or community far more effectively than conscious speaking. But also there are downsides, now particularly in the more common modern world. When you experience emotion, it makes you impinges in your ability to think rationally. That's where you get things like mob mentality. You're in the middle of a highly aroused, angry crowd and they start doing things which are emotionally charged. If you're only amongst that, you usually can't help it. Empathy systems kick in, you detect whatever else