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Re:Open letter from researchers involved in the “hypocrite c... by astrange on Saturday April 24, 2021 @10:19PM (#26929836)
I would prefer you not go around saying someone is "apologizing wrong" because you've found the magic formula to turn all apology text into "I'm sorry you feel bad". There's no point in making a statement like that the original person can't respond to, anyway.
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Re:Open letter from researchers involved in the “hypocrite c... by deagle50 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @10:49PM (#26929967)
I get what you're saying and I don't want that that either. But I also don't think a simple apology that doesn't attempt to justify one's actions can be so easily flipped.
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