Originally Posted by
Marco
An interesting (and somewhat cold-hearted) outlook, which is one of your traits, and I'm afraid not one I can relate to. You're of course entitled to feel how you feel, or not feel...
It's not about a "faux emotional response", but simply natural human behaviour, expressing some sympathy for one's fellow man in unfortunate times. I'm not crying into my soup or anything, as it doesn't affect me directly, but I'm always sad to hear when someone loses their job, through no fault of their own.
For me, that's just a normal emotional response; nothing "faux" about it.
Marco.