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6/16/2025, 2:37:49 PM
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>you need an ally in your group
This is the only post that grasps the big picture.
In social settings, the content of what is being said is always being taken in the context of who is saying it and among whom.
If you're in a group where one person can mock you and the only response from everyone else is laughter and derision, then there is nothing NOTHING you can say or do to flip the situation on its head. Everyone at the table has already decided they want this other person's approval and social validation, and value it more than they do yours. It's not tete-a-tete, a battle of wits, it's them kicking a dog (you).
There's no special combination of words you can conjure up, no witty comeback, to undo your place within the social pecking order of that group. Because the group dynamics at play are much more than your speech bubbles appearing in a vacuum.
>you need an ally in your group
This is the only post that grasps the big picture.
In social settings, the content of what is being said is always being taken in the context of who is saying it and among whom.
If you're in a group where one person can mock you and the only response from everyone else is laughter and derision, then there is nothing NOTHING you can say or do to flip the situation on its head. Everyone at the table has already decided they want this other person's approval and social validation, and value it more than they do yours. It's not tete-a-tete, a battle of wits, it's them kicking a dog (you).
There's no special combination of words you can conjure up, no witty comeback, to undo your place within the social pecking order of that group. Because the group dynamics at play are much more than your speech bubbles appearing in a vacuum.
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