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Seriously. There's no fixing those people. The only winning move is not to play. Agreed. Going on record to defend yourself without provocation (he doesn't spe
by mbesto 13y ago
Seriously. There's no fixing those people. The only winning move is not to play.
Agreed. Going on record to defend yourself without provocation (he doesn't specifically refer to someone asking him for an official response) generally means there is something deeper at hand here. PG did respond originally to provocation and should have kept it to that.[0]
This is akin to when someone goes out of there way to explain why things "aren't their fault". If it wasn't your fault, you state the case and be done with it. People at fault generally go beyond their means to make sure people think they aren't at fault.
[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6279276 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6279276
- droopyEyelids 13y agoIf I could interject a brief modification— People who feel that they're at fault go beyond their means to defend themselves. And there isn't necessarily a correlation between someone who feels guilty and someone who is guilty.