My theory is that they are living in a world of hierarchies and apologizing is admitting a mistake, which takes them down a few levels on the hierarchy of power/popularity.
My theory is that they are living in a world of hierarchies and apologizing is admitting a mistake, which takes them down a few levels on the hierarchy of power/popularity.
I didn’t take it as you agreeing with them, but it seemed like you were saying it’s specifically abusive behavior if and only if they genuinely don’t get what they did wrong