• iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Yes, but this expands on it in a way that I like. Saying it this way emphasizes that it’s okay to acknowledge limits to what you can do.

    • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      The golden rule is inherently flawed. Treating others how you want to be treated doesn’t work because they aren’t you…

      I always preferred the platinum rule: treat others the way they want to be treated.

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          “Treat others how they wish to be treated, bearing in mind how you feel when you are mistreated” just doesn’t roll off the tongue in the same way.