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Re:Don't soften feedback by dukeyukey on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @04:50AM (#29316141)
Children don't have preconceived notions that failure is anything more than not doing a thing, or not doing a thing right.

To an adult, failure is a reason why could be fired, or something that loses them the respect of their peers, or proof that their imposter syndrome was right all along.

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Re:Don't soften feedback by austincheney on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:13AM (#29316919)
That sounds like the perfect description of fragility and indicates behavior of damaged risk analysis.
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Re:Don't soften feedback by kayodelycaon on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @08:59AM (#29317855)
Just because you don’t worry about a particular thing doesn’t mean anyone who does is “fragile” or “damaged”.
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Re:Don't soften feedback by austincheney on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @01:40PM (#29321470)
Yes, the complete inability to handle failure is absolutely an indication of fragility. I don’t feel that bad if this personal opinion crushes the soul of an emotionally mature adult.
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