@[email protected] to Ask Lemmy • 1 month agoWhat's the worst case of enabling you've seen?message-square16fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down110
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the worst case of enabling you've seen?@[email protected] to Ask Lemmy • 1 month agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink3•1 month agoEnabling as in justifying something that normally cannot be justified.
minus-squareRhynoplazlink6•1 month agoEnabling is more than justification. It’s behavior that fuels another behavior. Giving a dog a treat every time he rolls over, is enabling the dog to roll over more often. Giving a junky cash for “groceries” every time they’re in a pinch, is enabling their drug use.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink4•1 month agoThat’s 100% what I mean. I didn’t have the right words for it though.
Enabling as in justifying something that normally cannot be justified.
Enabling is more than justification. It’s behavior that fuels another behavior.
Giving a dog a treat every time he rolls over, is enabling the dog to roll over more often.
Giving a junky cash for “groceries” every time they’re in a pinch, is enabling their drug use.
That’s 100% what I mean. I didn’t have the right words for it though.