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“True, emotions are subjective, and from the inside they always feel absolute. But the tricky part is that subjectivity doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The context around an emotion (the stakes, the risks, the consequences) shapes how we interpret and weigh it.
A breakup might feel like the end of the world to someone sheltered, but it’s still happening within a framework of safety and stability. Fear of missiles or violence comes with layers of trauma and existential risk that add to the subjective pain — it’s not just a different “norm,” it’s a different category of suffering altogether.
So yeah, subjectivity matters, but pretending it floats free from objective reality flattens out real differences in human experience.”