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"And even if it is sincere, if done publically, someone else is highly likely to kick the shit out of me if I try to say "thanks" instead of ignoring it or down
by illuminate 14y ago
"And even if it is sincere, if done publically, someone else is highly likely to kick the shit out of me if I try to say "thanks" instead of ignoring it or downplaying it."
That's a strange definition of sincerity.
- Mz 14y agoI don't understand your point. Are you saying it is not possible to say something nice publically and mean it? I don't think that's true. I just know it does not work for me to publically thank such a person because it draws ugliness from other people. That doesn't suggest to me that the individual who said something nice was being insincere.
- illuminate 14y agoI'm saying that if it's impossible to publicly thank someone for a sincere kindness without retribution that perhaps a better solution is revamping your social/professional circle?
- Mz 14y agoThat approach, which I do use, is only partially helpful. I am clear about what is going on. I am also reasonably clear what needs to happen to resolve it. But knowing that information doesn't happen to instantaneously cause it to occur. "Rome wasn't built in a day."