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Quote by Elon Musk about the 'dangers' of empathy: Elon Musk has been a guest on the controversial Seth Rogan podcast a number of times. On episode #2281 (Feb 28th, 2025) the topic of 'Suicidal Empathy' came up - a term used by Canadian scholar Gaad Saad for 'excessive compassion.' Elon Musk on the podcast took the idea even further, simplifying it with the quote - 'The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.'

For more information on this idea, and how it can be misunderstood, see the paper Suicidal Empathy: The Danger of Compassion Without Limits which advocates for a framework of empathy with accountability.


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