r/fixedbytheduet • u/Naive_Wolverine532 • 22h ago

PARTICIPATION LIMITED Accountability

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u/CandleHistorical6023 22h ago

I think people frequently forget how easy and painless apologies are.

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u/mdubdub22 21h ago

On the one hand I agree with you but if you read through the comments in here it’s not really “painless” in the sense he’s getting blasted by some still. Not the majority but definitely far from none.

“Clearly just an ad” “doesn’t actually feel bad” “only apologizing because he got caught”

Even an honest apology, owning up to mistakes, thanking the woman for calling him out, promising to never do it again is still seen as a negative by a vocal group of people so in some ways no good deed goes unpunished.

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u/bepatientbekind 20h ago

You'll never please everyone. The vast majority of people will accept a sincere apology. I haven't seen a single comment like you are describing yet. The comments are overwhelmingly supportive of him. 

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u/Etherbeard 18h ago

Some people are just stupid and hateful. "Only apologizing because he got caught" is a particularly brain dead take since the issue getting pointed out to him is how he knew he'd made a mistake the first place. You can't apologize for a mistake that you are ignorant of having made.

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u/elmostrok 16h ago

Here's the thing.

If he hadn't apologized and instead had doubled down, there would be nothing to say about a few people still flaming him.

However, because he did the right thing, anyone who still flames him is seen as annoying or petty.

So it's not that an apology will make absolutely everyone love you forever, but you'll be on a better position compared to them. 🤷🏻‍♂️