Re:People who are less willing to apologize also tend to be ...
by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @06:29PM
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It depends on your audience.
If your audience is emotionally healthy people, they see an apology as you saying "That thing I just did? Yeah, that's not what I think normal, acceptable behavior is." That makes them more willing to give you a free pass for the time you messed up (because we all know that we all mess up from time to time).
If your audience is bullies, control freaks, and other such jerks, an apology is handing them a loaded gun that they can point at your head.
If your audience is mixed, I have no idea what course to suggest...
If your audience is emotionally healthy people, they see an apology as you saying "That thing I just did? Yeah, that's not what I think normal, acceptable behavior is." That makes them more willing to give you a free pass for the time you messed up (because we all know that we all mess up from time to time).
If your audience is bullies, control freaks, and other such jerks, an apology is handing them a loaded gun that they can point at your head.
If your audience is mixed, I have no idea what course to suggest...