Price “complicates” society’s understanding of empathy by breaking down what it means to be empathetic. Price explains that empathy is a guess at another person’s emotion. Unfortunately, it is common that people assume the emotions of others and thus consider themselves empathetic. However, Price points out this is not the case, “empathy is an illusion” he writes, it’s “an emotional simulation.” Commonly, empathy is confused with taking some type of action to help someone else. However, as we are only ourselves, and we cannot ever know what someone else is going through. By being empathetic, we commonly misjudge another’s emotion and blindly assume we are correct in doing so. As a solution to this, Price recommends perspective-taking instead. Perspective-taking allows for a more thoughtful and accurate analysis of others. Unlike empathy, perspective-taking considers ethnicity, religion, gender, upbringing, and so forth. This calculated way of thinking allows for a deeper analysis of emotion, more meaningful conversation, and prevents alienating the person you’re trying to help.