Re: New blog post from Philip Hodgetts. Worth the read.

[Herb Sevush] "Sometimes the world just sucks.
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Nothing more true that that.

But it's equally true that some people still value dated concepts like "manners" - that social lubricant that means one tries to be cognizant of the differing sensitivities of others rather than simply operating as if "my" standards are the ones that must rule all interactions.

That was my "lesson" when I screwed up with that kid. I wasn't trying to - but I made him feel crappy (or better by being able to vent on me, who knows!) I can give myself a free pass knowing that hurting him wasn't my intent - or I can try to learn from the experience. It's not so much "political correctness" as it is using life's "feedback loop" to try to act in ways that don't cause unintended hurt. And what is wrong with a goal like that?

FWIW.

"Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions."-Justice O'Connor