Comment on No excuses
tias@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
You don’t know what someone is going through, and everybody is the way they are because of a background that they didn’t choose.
That said, sometimes being unkind is the most effective way of pushing people toward a better path.
TriplePlaid@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I think there is a big difference between “tough love” and unkindness. I don’t think being unkind is ever the best way to encourage someone to improve. Instead be “blunt” in communication/upfront with constructive criticism - which I see as a kindness.
tias@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Well, it has been my experience that kindness is in the eye of the beholder.