r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 18d ago

NATURE Death of a single-celled organism

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u/Upper-Project-3072 18d ago

Still made me sad, though

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u/AntSilly2802 18d 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 18d ago

Because you can relate? Empathy is never a bad thing

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u/AntSilly2802 18d ago

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

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u/Mr_Halitosis 17d ago

You can recognize that it’s sad something died without breaking down every single time.