A comic on who you extend empathy to — and how that affects your worldview.
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Humor, political cartoons, and graphic journalism from The Highlight, Vox’s home for features and longform journalism.
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This essay is an excerpt from Are You at Risk for Empathy Myopia?, available in print from Radiator Comics.
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- A deep dive into party affiliation, Pew Research Center
- Winning the lottery makes you more conservative, study finds, The Guardian
- Republicans, Democrats split on why people are rich or poor, Pew Research Center
- America’s geographic giving divide, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Giving differently: Liberals and conservatives have radically different views of charity. Forbes
- Why white people don’t feel black people’s pain, Slate
- Self-control is just empathy with your future self, The Atlantic
- White people become less racist just by moving to more diverse areas, study finds, The Independent
- How wealth reduces compassion, Scientific American
Ezra Claytan Daniels is the creator of the award-winning immersive graphic novel app, Upgrade Soul, and co-creator of Fantagraphics Books’ BTTM FDRS with artist Ben Passmore.
Author: Ezra Claytan Daniels
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