(Too much) empathy can definitely be a weakness. It is situational however, in a safe and peaceful environment it is beneficial and helpful, in less fortunate environments it can make you a target.
Too much of anything can be a weakness. If you blow up whenever someone makes a mom joke at your (mom's) expense ... that can be used against you. It takes a cool head to prevail in these situations and defensive thinking. He could have asked the kids to back up, ensuring he had enough space and time to react if they tried something.
You can still help people and remain wary of them.
According to game theory, you should have empathy but not too much.
Its such a powerful theoretical finding for every aspect of life.
I found it best explained in the Veritasium video on game theory [1]
[1]: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mScpHTIi-kM&pp=ygUfZ2FtZSB0aGV...
withinboredom|2 years ago
You can still help people and remain wary of them.
0wis|2 years ago