• callouscomic@lemm.ee
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        12 hours ago

        These kinds of phrasings unhelpfully oversimplify real issues that some people struggle with.

        • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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          8 hours ago

          I don’t really think that’s the point. It suggests that a lot of trauma in someone’s life can result in difficulty having normal relationships and interactions with people. That’s a perfectly valid position even if simply stated. There’s no need to enumerate the list of causes in casual conversation.

        • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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          8 hours ago

          There are certainly enough people who grew up with immense privilege who have no problem hurting other people. Are they traumatized? I mean, we can’t rule out the possibility.

          On the other hand, have they been cushioned from the painful consequences their own actions have on others? Absolutely.

        • Krauerking@lemy.lol
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          8 hours ago

          I wonder if it is more used by people that don’t want to accept suffering as a base for all humans cause the only people that repeat that phrase to me are ones that don’t want to make allowances for hurt people to exist in their world.