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Tag: Empathy

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    Is Elon Musk right that “empathy is the fundamental weakness of western civilization?”

    28th March 2025

    We explore Elon Musk’s recent claim that “empathy is the fundamental weakness of Western civilisation” – what does it mean, where does it come from, and is there is any truth in it?

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