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Well if saying “sorry” provides one with complete absolution then what’s the real cost of acting badly?
by spoonjim 5y ago
Well if saying “sorry” provides one with complete absolution then what’s the real cost of acting badly?
- jtbayly 5y agoWho said it absolves him? The question is why attack him for apologizing?
- williamsmj 5y agoBecause the apology is so shallow and glib and self-serving that it's literally worse than no apology.
- teddyh 5y agoIt might be a bad and insufficient apology, but people always say that, about all apologies, even honest and good ones. A more workable policy would be to never criticize apologies, but accept them and move on. You never want to make apologizing a sure-losing move.
- spoonjim 5y agoYes, but the apology should not affect the likelihood of being punished. If you do something bad, apologizing shouldn't be a ticket out of punishment.
- neolog 5y agoThe cost is on the people who he behaved badly to. He needs to improve, not suffer.