Questions for J.D. Trout
Why do you think people tend to feel more empathy for a puppy with a hurt paw than for a person without health insurance?
Part of the reason is banal. Ease of visualization. The person without health care is likely to appear as a statistic, one among 50 million others.
Would you agree with the maxim that charity begins at home?
There is no question that the drop-off in empathy occurs from your house out, which means that we feel less empathy for people who are farther away.
NYT mag interviews are some of my favorite reads.
