Re:I’ve made a conscious effort to stop apologizing for bugs...
by mannykannot on Friday April 24, 2020 @08:50PM
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> It conflates what a person does with who they are.
It is not obvious to me that there is anything very wrong with this. In particular, I think it is rather more reliable than going by what they say.
Assigning personal attributes (responsible/irresponsible) like this is a sub-optimal strategy for improving human performance. It conflates what a person does with who they are. What a person does is malleable, and their performance can be improved with teaching, practice, better techniques, etc. Experienced teachers understand this and avoid turning a discussion about correctness into a discussion about character, as it's counter-productive, and reinforces the narrative that performance is based on innate character, not on hard work.