That's one of the most ridiculous things ever
I reckon. He's basically saying that we have limited amounts of empathy and imagination.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 10:08, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I don't think that's what he is saying
but that it is harder to empathise.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 10:11, Reply)

I don't think this is true
the man's backing up his ideas with Facebook research anyway
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 10:12, Reply)

yeah, clearly a lot of that is bollocks
some people have over 500 friends because they are fucking gimps.

I think though that you are making the mistake of judging the majority by your own standards. You may not have a hard time empathising with people outside your immediate circle (probably bigger than in the article, or at least there are several shells of it) but most people are stupid, belligerent and awful.

and I freely admit that I don't much care about most people.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 10:20, Reply)

Most people do.

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 16 Mar 2011, 10:12, Reply)