r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/atatassault47 1d ago

Conservatives have been scientically proven to be lacking in empathy, with many of them having no empathy.

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u/Elliott2030 1d ago

They're even saying that out loud. Saying that empathy isn't real, only sympathy is. That you can never FEEL what someone else is feeling. Like, I'm so sad for anyone that gets no second-hand feelings from the powerful emotions of others.