The Empathy Invitation

The Universal Token + Empathy Invitation is the solution to all problems. Every other concept can be solved by cutting this single Gordian knot.

What Is It?

An Empathy Invitation is a formal request:

"Will you spend a day living as me?"

When someone sends you an invitation:

• You can accept
• You can decline
• You can ignore

Your response is public.

Why It Works

The Empathy Invitation leverages a simple psychological truth:

It's very hard to refuse empathy without appearing to be terrible.

Try it. Try to explain why you won't:

• Spend a day understanding someone's life
• Walk in their shoes for 24 hours
• Experience their daily reality

Every excuse makes you sound selfish.

The Mechanism

1. Universal Token holders have civic duty to accept reasonable empathy invitations
2. Refusals are public - Everyone can see who refuses
3. Patterns emerge - Repeated refusals destroy reputation
4. No enforcement needed - Social pressure does the work

Research Backing

Studies show perspective-taking:

• Reduces prejudice (Galinsky & Moskowitz, 2000)
• Increases cooperation (Batson et al., 1997)
• Builds lasting bridges (Vorauer & Sasaki, 2009)

This isn't wishful thinking. It's applied behavioral science.

The 5-Minute Solution

This is the solution that would 100% work in 5 minutes:

1. Give everyone a token
2. Make empathy invitations part of civic duty
3. Make refusals public
4. Watch problems solve themselves

No legislation. No enforcement. Just social dynamics.