• BougieBirdie@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    18 hours ago

    “Inadvertently” does a lot of heavy lifting here. I believe the intentions behind people’s actions usually matter more than the outcome. This probably doesn’t scale well to large organizations or government, but on the individual level it goes pretty far.

    Now that said, the feeling of betrayal from a loved one probably hurts more than from an enemy: from an enemy it’s expected. Although I suppose your enemy is motivated to hurt you more grievously than your loved ones are

  • AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Inadvertent is an accident. People don’t deserve blame or anger for accidents.

    If an enemy hurts you, it’s malicious.

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          9 hours ago

          Yes, but you’d be surprised how many times it takes for some people to realize that the “inadvertent mistake” was something the other person never cared to resolve.

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        17 hours ago

        Where did the question say the person was negligent?

        Now you’re adding details not in the question.

        Inadvertently means accidentally. Accidents, by their definition, are not purposeful or intentional.

        Do you normally make a practice of blaming accidents on people more than you blame your enemies?

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          17 hours ago

          That’s the point. Negligent actions often aren’t intentional. You can be negligent and not intend to harm someone. Not knowing things you should have known is hurtful.

  • droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Assuming they’re both equal amounts of hurt, I would say the latter because there’s an element of broken trust there.

    Also sorry about how your family treats you bro :-/