r/interesting • u/Maleficent-Town5273 • Aug 20 '26

Additional Context Pinned Hit and run gone wrong

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u/JustletmeBee2026 Aug 20 '26

She seems legitimately distressed.

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u/stopkeepingscore Aug 20 '26

Yes, not too hard for me to empathize with people even if they are 1000% in the wrong. But I don’t see too much of that online.

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u/Laurenann7094 Aug 21 '26

I think it's the opposite. It's easy to feel empathy for strangers online when you want to feel bad for that person or view them as the victim. And feel good about yourself for advocating for whatever made up backstory you assign.

Not so much in real life when your car gets hit or some other huge problem caused by someone's stupidity or malice.