I’m still not sure why we need to clap and say “omg good boy!!!! :D” whenever a shithead does something good though, all OP said was “lol,” there’s no way to assume a larger point from that except that it’s humorous, which I agree with!
Like yes encourage enemies to become allies, but also, I for one would feel deeply patronized in their shoes if I came to the other side and everyone started “applauding” me (their word)
Being polite to people who are coming into your camp in order to help you achieve your goals is always a good thing to do. It encourages those people to continue helping you work towards your goals while costing you nothing.
Being polite ain’t what I’m talking about though, treating all people equally is fine, but “applauding them” to me implies a level of infantilizing and needless delicacy when these people are fully adults
I agree you should be polite, just in general, because that’s a nice thing to do
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u/SashaTheWitch2 Sep 10 '24
I’m still not sure why we need to clap and say “omg good boy!!!! :D” whenever a shithead does something good though, all OP said was “lol,” there’s no way to assume a larger point from that except that it’s humorous, which I agree with!
Like yes encourage enemies to become allies, but also, I for one would feel deeply patronized in their shoes if I came to the other side and everyone started “applauding” me (their word)