Is Calling Something “Stupid” a Fallacy?

calling the person stupid as opposed to the idea. A matter of whether someone’s feelings are hurt. A matter of social grace rather than an actual fallacy, strictly speaking? Shat about the factual statement, “You/this is stupid”? Instances of my admitting. correct thinking is more important than conclusions or feelings. (seriously, fuck feelings. Do I…

Entitlement

Entitlements. break it down to humans, rather than institutions. the attitude: so offensive, despicable.     in the others’ shoes: if someone you know walked up to you, and expected you to pay them for some money you made, would you feel that you owe them, or would you be thinking, “WTF/ get out of…

Blindspots to Logic

Facing and processing emotional damage is so hard. We’d rather leave it unprocessed, and normalize the trauma and wrongdoing we experienced because it would mean the worldview we accepted would become shattered. The family members who claim to love us treated us with duplicity, and that means the family would crumble. The legacy of the…