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Here's a fundamental problem with text-based communications. You interpret, "Now I really empathized" as "I've never empathized before but now I do", whereas it

by jotux 13y ago

Here's a fundamental problem with text-based communications. You interpret, "Now I really empathized" as "I've never empathized before but now I do", whereas it seems the intention was to state, "I empathized with them before but now that I've had a new experience I can understand their situation more and have greater empathy."

meritt 13y ago
Actually I didn't think he wasn't empathetic before but even if I had, that's not the issue here: I interpreted him as saying experiencing workplace sexism provided him with first-hand insight into sexual assault and rape.
- jotux 13y ago
  >I interpreted him as saying experiencing workplace sexism provided him with first-hand insight into sexual assault and rape. Again, a terrible problem with text on a webpage. Someone will interpret your statements in an unexpected way and there's no face-to-face dialog to explain your reasoning or reword your statement to better explain it to your specific audience.