Especially loved the compassion vs empathy piece. Never thought of it before, and completely changed my priors.
About a third through the KM book. Super reading.
A little unsure about the emphasis on micro interventions and RCTs, lack of attention to unintended consequences of such intervention and perhaps a little too much partial equilibrium thinking on occasion. Probably my limited knowledge of economics and public policy getting in the way. Still, very very thought provoking.
Empathy vs Compassion is a wonderful piece and should be a must reads for policy analysts! I'm not speaking out of confirmation bias. I believed empathy is the greatest virtue for a policy maker/analyst till I read this piece today. The logic of this piece affected me a little and I tried to make a counter opinion. I failed.
I feel a clearer definition of Compassion would make this piece even more effective.
"Compassion is the act of showing kindness, support, and a desire to alleviate someone's suffering without necessarily sharing their emotional experience."
With that a policy analyst needs compassion more than empathy because it's humanely impossible to share emotional experience of everyone. I probably cannot share emotional experience of women, LGBTQ+ and marginalised sections. Should that stop me from being a good policy analyst? No! With Compassion, I can be one :)
In my view the difference in response from regulators in two different scenarios is linked to expertise (or lack of). It is challenging to understand why ethylene oxide is a contaminant or indeed how can one reliably test for it? Are tests possible accurately for all known carcinogenic substances? Is the risk different from mango we eat or turmeric we buy at home? These questions need solutions unique to our Indian context. I am guessing (hence not sure) for checking whether banking infrastructure is adequate has more well defined criteria. I notice the same challenge in regulation of generic drugs in India
Super edition. Thanks
Especially loved the compassion vs empathy piece. Never thought of it before, and completely changed my priors.
About a third through the KM book. Super reading.
A little unsure about the emphasis on micro interventions and RCTs, lack of attention to unintended consequences of such intervention and perhaps a little too much partial equilibrium thinking on occasion. Probably my limited knowledge of economics and public policy getting in the way. Still, very very thought provoking.
Empathy vs Compassion is a wonderful piece and should be a must reads for policy analysts! I'm not speaking out of confirmation bias. I believed empathy is the greatest virtue for a policy maker/analyst till I read this piece today. The logic of this piece affected me a little and I tried to make a counter opinion. I failed.
I feel a clearer definition of Compassion would make this piece even more effective.
"Compassion is the act of showing kindness, support, and a desire to alleviate someone's suffering without necessarily sharing their emotional experience."
With that a policy analyst needs compassion more than empathy because it's humanely impossible to share emotional experience of everyone. I probably cannot share emotional experience of women, LGBTQ+ and marginalised sections. Should that stop me from being a good policy analyst? No! With Compassion, I can be one :)
Is there a typo?
"Many Indians continue to hold a negative view of the Indian State while many Americans hold a low opinion of the Indian State"
Should it be
"Many Indians continue to hold a negative view of the *American* State while many Americans hold a low opinion of the Indian State
you are right.
The compassion v/s empathy piece was very interesting. And thought provoking. Thanks!
In my view the difference in response from regulators in two different scenarios is linked to expertise (or lack of). It is challenging to understand why ethylene oxide is a contaminant or indeed how can one reliably test for it? Are tests possible accurately for all known carcinogenic substances? Is the risk different from mango we eat or turmeric we buy at home? These questions need solutions unique to our Indian context. I am guessing (hence not sure) for checking whether banking infrastructure is adequate has more well defined criteria. I notice the same challenge in regulation of generic drugs in India