A friend sent me this link: https://www.storypick.com/single-mom-bullies-swimming-teacher/
I thought the exchange was rather funny because it's so obvious that the lady talking to the coach is awfully insensitive.
It's more interesting when it's not so obvious - for example when the lady (or man or child) isn't so expressive as the one in the link but the thoughts, not expressed as eloquently, are just as repulsive.
Continuing on, I thought insensitivity could be of 2 kinds.
Let's say a person is supposed to do some work for us everyday and that person doesn't turn up on Sunday and we ask why he didn't work on Sunday. There are two options here:
Now the lady talking to the swimming coach in the link above: which kind was she?
Continuing on, I thought insensitivity could be of 2 kinds.
Let's say a person is supposed to do some work for us everyday and that person doesn't turn up on Sunday and we ask why he didn't work on Sunday. There are two options here:
- When we are paying the person by the hour, we are insensitive and a J (as in MBTI). Note, we will pay him for the hour(s) on Sunday. There is some innocence in our question, an Innocence and insensitivity that arises from our J.
- When we are paying by the month (so many $ per month for a quantum of work everyday), that's just pure insensitivity. The work on Sunday does not pay the guy anything extra. Here there is no innocence at play, we just want a good deal for ourselves at someone else's expense.
Now the lady talking to the swimming coach in the link above: which kind was she?
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