WHEW, I'm just relieved to see somebody else feels bewildered by the complexity, too, and it isn't just me being naive, or worse, casually oppressive.

It's weird because I'm so freaking sensitive, you know? And I have a vivid imagination. It FEELS at least EASY for me to put myself into someone else's shoes, because I think about the universals-- what pain, rejection, joy, love, disappointment, whatever feels like. But am I fooling myself because I don't understand the details? Is there something MORE people can do to understand each other?

Also, I tend to overthink things. So I'll get stuck debating with myself what the "right" answer IS for so long that I'll never get anywhere with it!