• ddh@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Perception is everything in communication. But of course you can further communicate your intention (via their perception) if you missed the mark.

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      1 year ago

      Sometimes you can. There have been numerous times when someone misunderstood something I had said, became offended, and then refused to even consider the possibility that I didn’t mean what they thought I said. I’ve even had people accuse me of doubling down on what they thought I meant when I tried to explain what I actually meant.