suicidal empathy

English

Etymology

Coined by Canadian scholar Gad Saad.

Noun

suicidal empathy (uncountable)

  1. The exhibiting of empathy for others at great harm to oneself.
    • 2025 March 5, Zachary B. Wolf, “Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “We’ve got civilizational suicidal empathy going on,” Musk said, borrowing the term from Gad Saad, a Canadian scholar who is also a frequent Rogan host.

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