In theory, we (as a society) should be living in the time of the most empathy. Despite having so much potential empathy, in society today, a simple gesture of kindness is often deemed as “woke” or “performative.” The not-so-late and not-so-great Logan Paul summed this up perfectly in the (and I can’t believe I’m writing about this) Paul American influencer show. And I empathize with them.” The man fears so much that having empathy will get him “cancelled” that he has to preface he’s not making an attempt to “be woke.” Huh? For my parents, it felt like Newtown was just like Columbine, a horrific school shooting that occurred in 1999. If America fails to bat an eye at a school shooting today when 20 years ago, we mourned it, our empathy in the not-so-distant future is shaping up to be nonexistent.