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I think that empathy is certainly disappearing. My theory is that younger folks spend so much time devoted to electronic entertainment that they are not making personal connections like generations past. Every twenty-something has 500 facebook friends that they have never met. I mean, my goodness, the latest craze has people running around chasing cartoons with their phones. People are living more and more in their own heads and don't feel reliant on their neighbors or community, so those neighbors and communities lose value. Empathy, sympathy, and general caring are eroding as a result.