How to Be Cruel Despite Your Empathic Nature

Understanding the origins and overcoming toxic empathy

Mentalcodex | Julfi
ILLUMINATION
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3 min readNov 17, 2023

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You’re not born cruel, you become it through the hardships of life.

On the contrary, you’re born and likely educated to kindness and toxic empathy.

Let me explain.

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Mentalcodex | Julfi
ILLUMINATION

Power dynamics expert. I share essays and historical case studies about Human nature and its relationship with power.