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Highlighting errors and mistakes in other men's thinking in order to try and reduce the suffering they inflict on themselves is one of the greatest gifts that a
by phoe-krk 3y ago
Highlighting errors and mistakes in other men's thinking in order to try and reduce the suffering they inflict on themselves is one of the greatest gifts that a fellow man can give. Sure, it's a kick and therefore it hurts, but it's a kick in the right direction.
- thrwawaythygyh 3y agoseems less like good-faith advice and more like schadenfreude
- MichaelZuo 3y agoMaybe some fraction of folks giving tough love are doing it primarily for the 'schadenfreude' value, but it doesn't seem likely to be all that many. In fact I don't think I've ever seen that happen in real life. It happens on the internet because it's easier for losers to pretend to be virtuous, better, and so on. Which might lead to that perception.
- antisthenes 3y ago> Highlighting errors and mistakes in other men's thinking in order to try and reduce the suffering they inflict on themselves is one of the greatest gifts that a fellow man can give. No, it's not. If you applied this logic, you would just go around telling fat people that they're fat. Do you think that's actually helpful and "the greatest gift" you can give to a fellow man? Honestly, what a delusional and out of touch response. I pity you if that's what your childhood role models taught you.
- phoe-krk 3y ago> No, it's not. If you applied this logic, you would just go around telling fat people that they're fat. This isn't pointing out an error in thinking, this is stating a fact. A fat person most likely already knows that they're fat, so doing this again is redundant; a statement like "you're fat" is also usually emotionally loaded, turning this into a weapon of verbal aggression. Are you sure that I am the one being delusional here?
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