Liz Lemon [played by Tina Fey]: “Are you okay?”
Jack: “See, that's
exactly what I'm talking about. Human empathy. It's as useless as the Winter
Olympics.” — 30 Rock, Season 4,
Episode 4, “Audition Day,” original air date Nov. 5, 2009, teleplay by Tina
Fey and Matt Hubbard, directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Empathy—or, as Elon Musk put it, in a podcast interview with Joe Rogan in late February, “The fundamental weakness of
Western civilization is empathy.”
And, to answer Liz Lemon’s question above, about both
Jack and Elon: No, they’re not okay. Their responses tell you why.
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