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> Calling someone's opinion "toxic" and "gatekeeping" attempts to shift responsibility for one's emotional reactions and feelings to another person: What you wr
by wredcoll 3y ago
> Calling someone's opinion "toxic" and "gatekeeping" attempts to shift responsibility for one's emotional reactions and feelings to another person: What you wrote triggered me. An adult takes responsibility for their feelings and reactions and doesn't get "triggered" or interpret the opinions of strangers as personal attacks or judgments.
The delightful irony here is that the reason you wrote this paragraph is because of the emotional reaction you had to the choice of words!
- gregjor 3y agoYes, a little irony. I didn’t have much of an emotional reaction, just a sigh at the pseudo-therapeutic language.