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q3k • today at 11:44 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

They played you like a fiddle. Your comment will end up on some PR agency's pitch deck.

It's so depressing to see people eat this up.


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A_Venom_Roll • today at 11:53 AM

Curious what you think would be the 'correct' course of action in such a scenario

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carlosjobim • today at 1:35 PM

What do you genuinely believe that a person looses if they choose empathy? And what does a person win if they choose the opposite?

Let's say there was a false apology. And a person here on HN fell for it. What exactly have they lost by falling for it? Let's say a person here on HN didn't fall for it. What exactly did they win?

People get to caught up in being right and "not being a sucker" that they forget if it's worth their time and worry. It seems people are most competitive when stakes are the lowest and there's nothing to gain.

None of us here have any stake in this.