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Because one is saying "what you are saying is wrong" and the other is saying "you should stop talking". That's a fundamental difference. If they get hurt (big
by thomashabets2 11y ago
Because one is saying "what you are saying is wrong" and the other is saying "you should stop talking".
That's a fundamental difference.
If they get hurt (big "if"), then they are still not saying "and that means you are not allowed to talk".
Are you seeing an inconsistency that I'm not?
- rylee 11y agoNo one's saying "you are not allowed to talk"; they're saying "you're a jerk if you decide to be pointedly abusive".
- mikeash 11y agoOK, so "you should stop talking" is bad. How about, "you should stop talking about how that guy should stop talking"? Does that qualify too? Does every meta-level have the same problem, or is there a limit to how deep it goes?
- zzalpha 11y agoBecause one is saying "what you are saying is wrong" and the other is saying "you should stop talking". No, they're saying stop being a jerk. The only way that translates to "you should stop talking" is if said person is incapable of communicating whilst not being a jerk.
- thomashabets2 11y agoI'm sorry if my illustration of why there is no hypocrisy was unclear. There may be jerk behaviour. I'm not saying there isn't. I did not mean to address that part at all. I'm saying there's no hypocrisy.