this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2025
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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Empathy does a lot less damage than a bullet to the neck.

[–] TheGreatSpoon@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 days ago

The truth hurts (but not as much as getting shot in the jugular)

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Lot of people seem to agree with him, judging from the responses to his death.

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

Someone’s told me elsewhere that these quotes have been taken out of context. I said he should have been more careful with words.

[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 days ago

This whole thing is irony overload

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 34 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You know what else does a lot of damage?

[–] arsCynic@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[–] notgold@aussie.zone 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

a 3 letter word that rimes with fun?

Sun! Because skin cancer

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago

A hun! From the 5th century.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 4 days ago

Well it's definitely not "new-age", but apparently the worth "empathy" only entered the English language in 1908.

So I'm gonna pretend like it's 1776 like he always wanted me to do and not have empathy for him 😆

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

We wouldn't happen to have the link/recording/article that this came from for context, would we? Not to sound like a "SOURCE?!?!?" troll, but I'm curious.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thanks for following up with me, I truly appreciate it.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Neck minute gurgling sounds