• Christer Enfors@lemm.ee
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    22 days ago

    Honest question: Isn’t cringe actually just second-hand embarassment? That is, isn’t cringe when you see someone else doing something embarassing?

    • Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world
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      22 days ago

      You might be right. English is my second language so maybe I interpret them differently. For me they describe two similar reactions, but quite different feelings.