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> Doesn’t matter if you actually harmed someone. > What matters now is whether someone feels you as doing harm Can you briefly explain what you believe the di
by krageon 8y ago
> Doesn’t matter if you actually harmed someone.
> What matters now is whether someone feels you as doing harm
Can you briefly explain what you believe the differences between those statements are, as I can very easily imagine a position where I would say that those are arguably the same.
- apta 8y agoI'm not OP, but an example is people feeling "triggered" because they don't like what they're hearing, even if it is the truth and backed up by evidence, and they in return cannot back up their view.
- krageon 8y agoI guess I have always failed to see the trouble with empathising with someone else, saying "I'm sorry to hear I made you feel that way" and moving on. It costs you nothing and if the response made you feel exasperated then you can opt to not continue the conversation. Isn't that the polite way to handle people you don't want to interact with? There does not, to me, seem to be a reason to feel strongly about it.