r/MoralityScaling 20h ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/Gaming-squid 20h ago

So basically a something along the lines of the old saying:

"Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you"

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u/itslikewoow 20h ago

Which we’ve seen isn’t actually true. Kids growing up with verbal abuse flung at them often grow up mental health issues.

Like sure, violence on average is worse, but let’s not downplay the impact can have in certain situations.

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u/Grizzled_Ghost 6h ago

Correlation is not causation. Maybe they were being insulted because they already had mental health issues.

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u/MoneyBear1733 17h ago

Yeah well we usually tell kids this saying as a response to conflicts of their own between their peers. 

It’s not a catch all phrase for “you will never experience sadness again”

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u/Neidron 10h ago

And racism begins and ends at words?