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I find out interesting how the word responsibility is rooted in “to respond”. Responsible is not the person who is to be punished for what happened, but who is

by leobg 3y ago

I find out interesting how the word responsibility is rooted in “to respond”. Responsible is not the person who is to be punished for what happened, but who is able to respond to it, i.e. make the best out of it. This etymology also works in other languages - for instance, in German: “Ver-Antwort-ung”.

kubanczyk 3y ago
That's a generous interpretation. My take is that that person must respond to grievances in all sorts of ways, and if nothing can be repaired at least make the situation bearable by lowering their own status.