No, but it prevents other people from engaging with a topic to begin with
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Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 months agoHumiliating people does not help them grow, study suggests
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Lightor@lemmy.world 4 months ago
On the other hand, normalizing and allowing it just enables and validates it.
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 4 months ago
it’s just as equally effective to break dumb beliefs like this as reasoning is, and both are far more effective than empathy, according to studies.
Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I’m going to need a source for those claims.
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 4 months ago
GIYF. the paper is out there, published and reviewed. circa 2021, I think.
Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
You made the claim, you provide the source.