Landeigestalt · 3 answers · 4y

Why is pity something commonly scorned?

Cz it's the truth I pity the world, 25000 years of civilisation( and more) and there's no pure productivity, just taking from others by force.

I think people see it as looking down on someone. But I think feeling sorrow for someone it empathy at play.

I recently looked up "pity" in the dictionary, and it didn't confirm my impression of the connotation it has, but I feel that when you pity someone you look down on them. It's not the same as just having compassion for them. Maybe I just feel that way because the only time I ever hear the word used is when somebody says "I pity you" in order to give an air of superiority over the person.

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