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imagine having the ability to dislike something without characterizing it as disgusting.

One could almost call it a super power.

I think empathy is a much more relevant superpower, and the lack of it can be disgusting.

Unfortunately, after all my observations of humans over the course of decades, I feel like real empathy is actually pretty rare in humans. It might be common in fictitious characters, but not in real people.

empathy to random humans is rare, empathy to those in your immediate vicinity is not. I suspect the biggest asshole at your work probably has empathy for their family.

The fundamental issue at play here is trying to manipulate language by using the word disgusting to evoke a stronger reaction than is warranted.

At some point you're going to need a stronger word than disgusting because you've watered it down so much. Where do you go?

Strange that we should come to opposite conclusions; I feel like pretty much everyone I've ever known has real empathy.

You might be attractive.

Where's your empathy for your users? Do you really not see the point of view of that review?

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