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Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 06 Sep 2023 (self.melbourne)

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[–] MeanElevator 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Empathy and understanding, without offering advice or judgement, is apparently difficult for many of the humans in our lives.

I think this really nails it. I honestly think that some people actually want to be genuinely supportive, but lack the skills to express it and it comes off poorly.

Effective communication and thought expression are dying skills.

[–] Seagoon_ 6 points 1 year ago

Because people have been browbeaten into thinking normal communication is a boundary violation or abuse. The narcissists took over the internets and elsewhere because we tried to be sensitive to their feelings or believed there bs. We were naïve.