Indeed. I think it's the simple fact that those who are highly empathic will necessarily fall prey to narcissistic sociopaths. In this case you've got a lot of people who are telling their stories about how much they suffering being denied their true identity or whatever, and perhaps that is true, or at least true from their perspective. The highly empathic, often progressive types can relate and feel a deep need to end that suffering, which I think puts them right in the crosshairs of narcissistic sociopaths who are happy to jump onto whatever bandwagon they think can grant them status.