The empathy economy is booming, and understandably so. Empathy is, in theory, the perfect antidote to the anger, tension, and world-weariness that so many people currently feel. The logical thinking goes: If everyone put themselves in another person’s shoes, they’d be able to see things differently.

The <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90461985/inside-the-big-messy-business-of-empathy%20">empathy economy</a> is booming, and understandably so. Empathy is, in theory, the perfect antidote to the anger, tension, and world-weariness that so many people currently feel. The logical thinking goes: If everyone put themselves in another person&rsquo;s shoes, they&rsquo;d be able to see things differently.

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