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comment by blackbootz
blackbootz  ·  3851 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski how do you deal with incompetency?

Hmm. So I'm typing on a phone and I have to wake up very early, in a few hours actually, so I should be going to bed, and while none of this is your fault, I describe my cramped, fatigued position because I want you to know how important it is I think you hear this. I think you should give an honest attempt at seeking to understand others. It's very often a thankless job, but you get a lot (well, two) things out of it.

1) patience. By seeking to understand others even when we don't feel as understood as we'd like to be is practice for every other time in life that your patience will be tested, which is all the time. And, sometimes, all too rarely, but ever so rewardingly, we get

2) to be understood. When you seek to understand others, you'll find that sometimes the favor will be reciprocated.

I don't mean this in a heavy handed way, and if you believe I'm merely sticking up for my Internet friend or ganging up on you by saying this, please don't, because not only (as has been pointed out) does kb need no help from me, I say this because you said you're tired of this shit.

    Genuinely