• marmo7ade@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why do we need to give them the benefit of the doubt? Why shouldn’t we expect people to be in control of their emotions? It’s called emotional intelligence and it is the bare minimum requirement for discussing…anything.

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      1 year ago

      Emotional intelligence can also mean to not assume the worst about somebody using swear words. If I say ‘Fuck cars’ I don’t mean I want to engage in sexual intercourse with a motor vehicle. It also doesn’t mean I don’t want to ever use a car again and expect the same of you. It just means I’m not too fond of a society built on car ownership.