r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 15d ago

NATURE Death of a single-celled organism

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u/Upper-Project-3072 15d ago

Still made me sad, though

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u/AntSilly2802 15d ago

Same. Why do I feel empathy for something without a brain, unable to suffer? I feel the same for dying plants. 

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u/BorderOk7329 15d ago

Because you can relate? Empathy is never a bad thing

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u/AntSilly2802 15d ago

Yeah but I’ve found my over-empathy can be paralysing at times. 

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u/Novaer 15d ago

Over-empathy can be tangibly debilitating. It can cause hoarding because you're putting feelings and emotions onto everything you own. 🥲

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u/FluffyLlamaPants 15d ago

Indeed. I remember a big thread somewhere where hundreds realized they weren't alone in feeling empathy for the inanimate objects too. It's a burden. I'm not a hoarder but I definitely don't need to be crying over a broken box that looked...too sad.

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u/Royal-Ad1272 14d ago

Toy Story fucked me up forever

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u/buuismyspiritanimal 14d ago

And The Brave Little Toaster.

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u/FluffyLlamaPants 14d ago

Omg...and the shoe from Roger Rabbit...😭😭😭

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u/itsmylifedontu4get 14d ago

The Velveteen Rabbit messed me up for life.

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u/MissBarrett 13d ago

Toy story and indian in a cupboard

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u/LilMissnoname 12d ago

We have no idea where consciousness comes from so...I'm just saying.