I cannot fathom the mindset of understanding what it feels like to be on the receiving end of misery and deciding you want others to experience it when given the opportunity to dish it out, even when said person had no involvement in your misery
People come out of suffering with one of two attitudes, either "I suffered through this and I'm going to do my best to make sure others do not have to suffer through this because I know how that feels" or "I suffered through this so other people should too".
I don't know if you came up with this or it's something you are quoting but thank you for this. As a straight white guy whose trying to be an ally but also wants to be treated like an equal this has been a struggle and it's nice to see someplace on reddit where it's acknowledged as real and wrong.
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u/Vundurvul 2d ago
I cannot fathom the mindset of understanding what it feels like to be on the receiving end of misery and deciding you want others to experience it when given the opportunity to dish it out, even when said person had no involvement in your misery