Show me a single source supporting this convoluted claim.
> or at all
That's called anthropomorphizing, as noted in my gp, and it is a different phenomenon from empathy.
> Anthropomorphism (from the Greek words "ánthrōpos" (ἄνθρωπος), meaning "human," and "morphē" (μορφή), meaning "form" or "shape") is the attribution of human form, character, or attributes to non-human entities [0]
"There is a medical condition known as delusional companion syndrome where people can have these feelings of empathy to a much more extreme extent and can be convinced that the objects do have these emotions — but it is much less common than the average anthropomorphizing, Shepard said." [1]
If the "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it" and "notice me senpai" memes had a baby raised by an automaton nanny it would be the majority HN user.
This is such a terribly ineffectual comparison, but okay... and I'd jump out of their car if I was a passenger and they were ignoring my pleading with them to stop.
> or at all
That's called anthropomorphizing, as noted in my gp, and it is a different phenomenon from empathy.
> Anthropomorphism (from the Greek words "ánthrōpos" (ἄνθρωπος), meaning "human," and "morphē" (μορφή), meaning "form" or "shape") is the attribution of human form, character, or attributes to non-human entities [0]
"There is a medical condition known as delusional companion syndrome where people can have these feelings of empathy to a much more extreme extent and can be convinced that the objects do have these emotions — but it is much less common than the average anthropomorphizing, Shepard said." [1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism
[1] https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/07/health/empathize-inanimate-ob...