DiscussionEnabling is not compassion. Appeasement is a form of cowardice.

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[–]barnarnasis this tv show my friend? 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

IMO so much of this stems from the push to be "kind" and "nice" to everyone you meet (especially aimed at women) and making it a strictly black and white concept where if you aren't kind and nice - words with vague and easily manipulated definitions - then you're mean and no one wants to be mean.

Except sometimes the nicest thing you can do for someone is be firm and honest, but in opposite land this is a horrible way to behave and on par with being an Actual Nazi.

I know this doesn't only affect women, but I see it the most in women, especially younger ones. They're so afraid of being labelled an unpleasant bitch that they bend over backwards to "treat people with kindness" without considering who their so-called kindness is hurting.

People are also so afraid of being "on the wrong side of history" they've got the brainrot, but that's a whole other problem.

TL;DR fuck kindness lol

[–]lavender_menace 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Germans have a saying: “Nice is the little brother of Shitty”.

Like you said sometimes kind means saying the truth when it needs to be said. That’s what friends would do when your new style doesn’t suit you or toilet paper is stuck to your shoe. And kind means saying that a person cannot sing before said person tries to participate in some singing contest on live television or is deluded in any other way.