[jtchang]

Thank you for providing this.

He mentions right after that "empathy is good but you need to think it through and not just be programmed like a robot".

That quote is clearly taken out of context and is specifically chosen as click/rage bait.

Like all things, nuance and context is always key.

[refulgentis]

You may find it utterly nullifying, not just mitigating.

I, of free and sound mind, do not.

I find an argument that it could be nullifying to be quite challenging to make. (really, I can't figure out how I'd make it)

Additionally, if I could, I'd still have to wrestle with that life isn't full of cartoon villains, and people usually hedge.