I’m all in favor of meeting people where they are, but this dynamic annoys the hell out of me.
No, I won’t perform melodramatic outrage for you to accept that I agree with you.
Me: This is bad
Agitated People: You’re not sufficiently upset about it, you’re not saying explicitly enough how bad it is to meet my emotional needs, I am going to stand here and soil myself while maintaining eye contact until you are as emotive as I am
