• Mowcherie@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    It depends on tone of voice. It can be said gently and by someone overseeing care. Tension reveals if their is a mismatch between the stumbler amd the speakers assumptions about the speakers rights to give imperatives. Some people dislike any form of governance, evem gentle care, and in that case, even kind of warning will always set them off, in any context.

    It is about what we assume and imply about ourselves and others.