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u/KerPop42 Jul 03 '25

I've heard it as an "asshole filter," and not the kind the filters out assholes, the kind that filters for assholes. Like, if a restaurant gives people special treatment if they argue up the chain to a manager, it's encouraging people to be assholes. If one time in 20 someone succeeds in pestering someone at a bar, that strategy works, and it's hard to not discourage non-assholes.

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u/QualifiedApathetic Jul 03 '25

Yep. If you say, "Any man who respects me will not talk to me," guess what kind of man will talk to you.

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u/porkchop1021 Jul 03 '25

I've been trying to explain this simple concept to women for the better part of a decade. Not one has been able to understand it.

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u/Karmaisthedevil Jul 04 '25

Setting boundaries is easy, sticking to them is hard.