You are such a likeable dude! I like listening to your opinions, even if I don't agree 100% with all of them (yet there is a lot we do agree on). I never thought I was an empath, but I guess I do have some of that cause I avoid places with "low energy people" like plague, cause I don't like how they make me feel. Though as I've grown older, I feel like I've learnt to turn that on or off (or rather, to direct my attention to somewhere else when I have to go to those places).
Thank you for sharing your experience, it was interesting to hear it!