Nevermind learning empathy. That one is going to be tricky for you, I feel.

Luckily, you don’t need it to reach the correct outcome. Look into the other concept that is kept from you, the same reason why companies seek to “collude” in the “free” market.

Selfish Altruism; it’ll make your life easier and still save your descendants. Do it for you.

“Reality is stranger than fiction,” is not merely pith, but as grim and perverse a promise as “May you live in interesting times,” is.