hopey
Please read carefully. I did not say they did not *have* any empathy. I said they did not *display* any empathy, and that concerned me in a person who purportedly wants to help others. I did not say this person should not become a psychologist. I said the lack of empathy displayed *in this thread* was of concern to me. If they had said they intended to become a stockbroker, the empathy point would have been moot.
Also: speaking their mind, in this case, included deliberately “being a dick”. That is their own phrase for how they acted and the things they wrote. Perhaps the “jumping on” happened for a reason?
In internet terms, “deliberately being a dick” == trolling. Yes, very intelligent people troll on message boards. This young person is one of them, whether you want to admit it or not.
You may want to read a little more carefully before you jump in to defend someone who is quite clearly capable of self-defense, since they are so intelligent.