[gfodor]

You say you’re baffled but conclude the people you are baffled by are heartless.

You’re not baffled: you have made up your mind.

[thewakalix]

> I now try to avoid using the English idiom "I just don't understand how..." to express indignation. If I genuinely don't understand how, then my model is being surprised by the facts, and I should discard it and find a better model.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tWLFWAndSZSYN6rPB/think-like...

[Talanes]

I just don't understand what kind of person expects their idioms and mental models to have a literal 1:1 match. If I wanted to say exactly what I'm thinking, I wouldn't be reaching for idioms.