Considering I signed on for the sole purpose of voting on this poll, yes, I listen to what people say (just, you know, from the outside š¤«).
While I am here, and since it it somewhat related, I must take this opportunity to say how much I have enjoyed your essay topic. The latest one on forms of power/defense was very interesting to me, especially since it lined up with many of my own observations (a little validation from someone other than, well, me makes it seem less likely that I am totally making things up in my brain 
). I'd have to say, I am definitely of the Empath ilk, and, to an extent, not of the Writer ilk. (Of course, since this entire forum is composed of writing, I've had to work on my skills a bit, otherwise I'd just be that person who silently observes everything without ever posting... Oh, wait...)
Okay, now I'm gone again for a few more months. 
(Rest assured that I'm certainly watching, though 
)
