Comment on do you apologize, even if it's not your fault just to make the other person feel validated?
sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoIt can be problematic when there’s no established actual violation and you simply go along with whoever is doing the demanding…
People who demand apologies are seldom the type who actually deserve apologies. Discernment is quite necessary here, if you apologize unduly, you are setting a pattern that helps establish the response they expect even when they act unreasonably or uncivilly.
naught101@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I’m definitely assuming good faith above. I’m lucky that I’m mostly surrounded by people for whom that assumption makes sense.