Majority Of Britons Think Empathy Is On The Wane theguardian.com

Is it the schism of Brexit or the cranked up vitriol that flows through parts of social media? Either way, people in the UK are concerned that empathy is on the wane, with more than half of the population believing Britons’ ability to sense, understand and share the feelings of others has declined over the last year.

Only 12% of people said they had noticed an increase in the ability of people to put themselves in others’ shoes, according to a study by YouGov, while 51% said there was less empathy towards others.