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Social skills are not equally easy for everyone. > makes me think he’s simply not a good friend and deserves to be rejected. You sound like maybe a bit more r
by shkkmo 5y ago
Social skills are not equally easy for everyone.
> makes me think he’s simply not a good friend and deserves to be rejected.
You sound like maybe a bit more rejection would have been good for your sense of empathy.
- plank_time 5y agoEmpathy doesn’t mean saying “everything you do is okay.” Thats called enabling their behavior. It sometimes means having to say the honest, hard things in hopes that people will change their behavior for the better. It’s fairly obvious that the author has a hard time maintaining friendships. To blame that on society today and social media is wrong.
- shkkmo 5y agoSaying "has some things to improve on" is very different from saying "deserves to be rejected". In the article, the author reached out for feedback on what happened and the person didn't choose to say any "honest hard things." I absolutely think it is fair to blame society today for treating people who face social challenges with contempt and scorn. However, I disagree that there is any obvious evidence that this author has a hard time maintaining friendships.