• yunah-knowles
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    5 days ago

    like, of course not saying an emotional response is wrong, but like, as long as you Do Something that’s fine. it’s totally fine. and we’re removing this as is from the real world context and reality that like, half the shit we do is not as evil as what the system does, as Commiejones said!!!

    i mean, like i might know that i pushed someone’s buttons talking about xyz, i might know i was a dick to my brother. but what if the guilt only pushes me to feel i’m a corrupted, sinful being with no hope for redemption, so i don’t try? in the end, guilt helps many people Feel and Understand a moral burden, and CAN motivate them to act on it. but alone, it’s essentially worthless, apart from being able to convey sincere desire to change in a way that might resonate with people more deeply.

    sorry, i will go back and shorten/simplify both of these long comments for any redundancies TT

    • yunah-knowles
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      5 days ago

      i reread the comment and i feel like my two points generally miss the primary issue you’re talking about, so maybe i shouldn’t have said “I understand you!!” first sentence, how silly and embarrassing. but again, it’s a really soothing and, pardon the silliness, healing habit to just rationally take apart What Harm You Even Did from XYZ. if you don’t see anything legitimate, let it go and go about your day. the only example i would legitimately say you should try to mend would be that personal situation with a friend, which you said you DID feel emotional guilt over! but why stress over trying to compel your brain to release Sadness over cheating on a test? who did you hurt? i mean, if it was a test that was like, i’m qualified to give you open heart surgery, and then you were made to do open heart surgery and you killed some guy cuz you actually didn’t, then yeah that would be pretty bad, but you didn’t do all that!