1/ Being able to say, "yes, I'm sorry," for something you did that hurt someone else — whether or not you intended it to, or even if they are misinterpreting the situation is prosocial. It's frustrating as shit sometimes, but it's like binding more connections to a severed one.
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2/ That being said, when someone's misinterpretation becomes part of a ritual, the situation reverses in a weird way, and they're executing an exploit — whether they intend to or not. Pretending that's not true patches the social vulnerability by widening it.
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3/ In the past week on twitter, I've seen two people I regularly follow, know by ambient intimacy, and have met a few times get put on blast for misinterpretations; attempt clarification; then, sit back as the offended party doubles down loudly.
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4/ Everyone goes on tilt. But if you continue to cling to your original misinterpreted frame when it is *clearly* a misinterpretation — you might be the abusive one...
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5/ So yea, *most* of the time, "I'm sorry you felt that way," is lazy and childish. But, sometimes it's the most you're going to get because you're the one routinely taking something and tearing away.
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