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RockRaven

(19,784 posts)

1. A lot of these people will say "I messed up, I was wrong, I should have known better"

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 03:14 AM

May 17

but virtually none of them will say "and these are the steps I will take, this is the work that I will do to fix whatever in myself to prevent this being repeated."

Even knowing there are all the ones who won't ever admit the mistake, admitting the mistake is the easy part. Recognizing how/why the mistake was made and changing oneself to avoid repetition is the hard part.