Choosing who deserves empathy based on their bank account is also a choice.

Genghis Khan probably had bunions and I could have some empathy for the pain endured, but I don't because spending a second feeling anything for him is a second I'm not invested in empathizing with, and better yet, helping people that actually need it.

DO you feel for how depressed that WW2 dictator was before he took his own life? How sad and lonely the big "H" was? That stirs empathy in you? Not me. I make choices about who I spend my mental and emotional efforts on.