I have no interest in playing dictionary. I know two things that I take to be relevant. One is that people differ in their degree of empathy. The second is that we do not have perfect knowledge of the future, and even if we are perfectly motivated toward a cause, we cannot be certain of the consequenses of our actions.
On the first. It's a fact. Who can deny it? So I also think it should be considered.
On the second. I think you hit on something very important and difficult. This is what makes our life tragic or comic.