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		account42 on June 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Quake's lightning gun bug explained [video] Empathy and faux politeness are different things.

otikik on June 15, 2023 [–]

I'm not disagreeing. In fact I would say that faux politeness is a strong sign of low empathy.

On this particular case, Linus has publicly admitted that he struggles with empathy.

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