The Type of Statement That Will Invalidate You Immediately
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So far writing for this blog, I haven’t released any stories that derive their value mainly from being emotional. I always make sure my articles have a better reason for existing than just to communicate emotions. Yet I don’t think this means that expressing one’s emotions is a bad thing, like everybody else seems to think.
You know society has its blinders on when people frequently get away with saying that they find it hilarious, epic, or satisfying when somebody gets upset. All without immediately being perceived as a villain.
It wouldn’t be odd or notable if people were just saying those things to be cruel. But many people say it as a sign of self-righteousness! This typically occurs when there is some sort of previous context where the target has done something that they didn’t like.
This article isn’t going to be about how people should care for each other and respect people’s feelings, as I know that many of these people aren’t in the mood for that.
Instead, I’ll focus on how these statements are painfully self-unaware and contradictory when they’re being used to legitimize oneself. How? Because by saying them, people invalidate all their other statements on the topic, aside from “I don’t care.”
It’s basically saying that their goal was to upset people all along, or at least that they view it as a satisfying outcome. They are openly admitting that their other points never had any other sort of value all along, while at the same time, pretending otherwise.
So, if they want to be self-righteous, too bad — they just discredited anything useful or meaningful they said on the topic, and anybody else pretending otherwise is caught up in the charade.
It’s not as bad if they’re not trying to assert morality. We’ve all been in situations where, due to heightened emotions, we’ve treated somebody with less empathy than we normally would have. In those cases, gloating at someone else’s emotions is understandable.
My point is that you can’t make those comments and claim the moral high ground. Once you say something like that, nobody with good intentions has any reason to join your side. Your efforts get corrupted immediately.
It’s time to start approaching those statements as an embarrassing example of self-destruction. We should let everyone know that nobody can take them seriously without being objectively wrong.
