The world feels increasingly fractured because we don't put enough emphasis on empathy and emotional intelligence. We don't need more highly intelligent people in positions of power who lack the ability to understand or care about how their decisions affect others. A leader or business owner can generate revenue while still causing serious harm to society, the environment, and the people who work for them.
We shouldn't be surprised that society struggles when schools do so little to develop empathy, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills.
If we consider ourselves an intelligent society, we should be able to recognize this. Intellectual ability alone clearly isn't enough to solve complex social problems.
We keep repeating the same patterns while expecting different outcomes.
The world already has abundant resources, yet some people accumulate far more than they need while prioritizing themselves over the wellbeing of others. Education could play a much larger role in developing people who understand the consequences of that behavior.
And when people say, "Parents should teach this," I have to ask: what about the parents who were never taught these skills themselves?
We will really look back and think "Wow, they really thought that teaching kids only math and history would make them good citizens?"
Submitted August 12, 2026 at 03:14AM by Yugudubenbi https://ift.tt/5J9X4kg
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