Is an empty set a proper subset of all sets? Why? Some people say "non empty sets.",

Is an empty set a proper subset of all sets? Why? Some people say "non empty sets.",

A nonempty set satisfies two points: it is a set, not an empty set
An empty set is a proper subset of a nonempty set, not a proper subset of an empty set
Note that a proper subset is a large set and one element does not belong to a small set