And I Thought He Really Cared

The Harvard Uber-Blogger, Philip
Greenspan, has really out-done himself.
Of course, he is always the Numero Uno on the Berkman
Hit List, and deservedly
so, but today he is in the process of ringing up a record – 17,783
so far, over 20 times the next individual’s blog! What’s all the fuss
about? Check out the title and opening para….

Why pretend to care about others when we have professional therapists?

A friend criticized me for being unsympathetic regarding a concern
of hers that I thought was irrational. She believed that a friend ought
to care
simply because another human being is apprehensive, even if that apprehension
is not justified. During this exchange it occurred to me that there is
actually no reason for the layperson to be sympathetic or emphathetic
in any modern situation.

Go Phil!…..from Philip Greenspun’s Weblog