• frickineh@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    4 months ago

    I mean, I get that, but there’s no amount of money that could make me do the things he’s done because I’d hate myself in a way money can’t fix. He (and the rest of the conservatives on the court) have hurt so many people and I don’t know how they aren’t even a little bothered. It’s like they’re legal robots who can’t feel empathy.

    • Mirshe@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      4 months ago

      Your first mistake is thinking that people like Thomas actually feel empathy for other people that aren’t them. There’s been studies on this - wealth, especially extreme wealth, physiologically changes how your brain processes things like empathy, altruism, etc.