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Intended or not, people do get hurt by it. We've all got different ways of handling it so the best we can hope for is some mutual compassion and thoughtfulness
by jfengel 2y ago
Intended or not, people do get hurt by it.
We've all got different ways of handling it so the best we can hope for is some mutual compassion and thoughtfulness. One factor in that is to realize that the effect is more relevant than the intention.
- ipaddr 2y agoSome people get hurt by normal everyday items and things. Trying to avoid hurting anyone turns you into a person who would hurt everyone.
- kelseyfrog 2y agoAt the same time, if someone says it hurts when you do this, "sorry, but things hurt people," leaves a lot to be desired.
- DavidPiper 2y ago> Trying to avoid hurting anyone turns you into a person who would hurt everyone. Other than the citation needed, it is possible to avoid hurting _some_ people, with surprisingly minimal effort, even if you can never avoid hurting anyone ever. The black-and-white argument you've presented - in its many forms of "if 100% outcome is not possible, it's worth 0% effort" - exists purely to absolve people of the responsibility to try.
- zdragnar 2y agoEh, I wouldn't go that far. The key to sensitive jokes is to know your audience. Throwing one out into a public forum isn't very likely to land, but in the right situation it might cheer up a person who is suffering from the very topic at hand.