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Dr. Lyssa Menard's avatar

Community service also builds empathy. It's easier to relate to a particular human whose background or preferences are different from yours than to a faceless group. Studies show homophobia for instance, disintegrates when homophobes get to know someone who doesn't describe themselves as hetero!

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Fei-Ling Tseng's avatar

good point, this for sure! building empathy is underrated ❤️

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