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by quickthrower2 872 days ago
None of that requires being rude. Terse maybe. Which may seem rude. But not actually rude. To me it is simple. Is it ad hominem?
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It is simple in theory but messy in practice

People are bad at identifying bad behavior in themselves, but they can sometimes see that same behavior when others exhibit it. Whether they can then put this together into genuine introspection and growth is another story.

https://youarenotsosmart.com/2014/01/07/yanss-podcast-015-i-...

I wish many people would know what ad hominem is to begin with.