@plurfae yeah, platitudes maybe aren't quite the right word... but years back i read this great tweet that resonated - that ppl trying to comfort ppl make too much of an effort to be original & novel, when sometimes the simple words & straightforward expression of care are what help?
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Reply · Mar 5, 2023@MarkovMagnifico I read a take on here once that said ppl trying to empathize try too hard to be original and that it doesn't actually matter to the…Reply · Dec 1, 2023@plurfae 🫶 and using the most obvious phrase is better than feeling awkward and saying nothing because u think u have to come up with something that…Reply · Dec 23, 2023@76616c6172 🫶 tbh a fair number of my tweets over the years have been trying to speak the words, somehowReply · Aug 3, 2024@earnestpost 🤷♀️ hard to judge in the abstract, effort to be helpful & giving sounds good, i am mostly aiming this at ppl who express a sense of…