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It seems that you have an issue with beliefs that you assume people have, rather than a literal reading of what they stated. People generally interpret things m
by nitwit005 9y ago
It seems that you have an issue with beliefs that you assume people have, rather than a literal reading of what they stated. People generally interpret things much more negatively over text channels like email, than hearing the same thing in person, so I'd be cautious of such a negative take.
- ggm 9y agoI agree. in substance, this is what the '84 RAND study said about imputed meaning in emails and flame wars. But, that said, there is a very definite trend in written discourse online about the poor: that trend is, to say they are only to blame themselves. We see it in 'fat people with diabetes who are poor caused it themselves' or 'if you stopped smoking you'd be healthier and richer' -both are true, but both are narrow, and un-empathetic statements. SO, I make a generalization which is perfectly capable of being wrong, but none the less I make it: the lack of visible empathy from people who make single-issue statements of 'self blame' for poor people, very probably implies a lack empathy. [edited]