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> 6. We have other flaws before our eyes, but our own flaws behind our back. There has to be a typo here, right? I marked this as “bullshit” because it doesn’

> 6. We have other flaws before our eyes, but our own flaws behind our back. There has to be a typo here, right? I marked this as “bullshit” because it doesn’t make sense. But the link says it’s not bullshit...

mds 8y ago
Should be “Others’”
- mirimir 8y ago
  But it's "others" (no "'") in the link ;)
  - dhimes 8y ago
    Either way, it's not a universal truth. Some of us work hard on this (probably because we came across Confucius in our youth).
    - anewone 8y ago
      Isn't the fact that it needed hard work an indication that the statement is useful for the average person?
      - dhimes 8y ago
        Useful for the average person, absolutely. I don't think I understood the question.
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anewone 8y ago
It's saying that it's easier to see flaws in other people than in ourselves.
- uRreading2slow 8y ago
  True, but it's not outright impossible to see some of one's own flaws. At the same time, another person might perceive a flaw "false positive" where they just don't know the full story. So it's a bit of a simplification at least. But I think the key isn't so much if you fully agree, but rather if it's bullshit or a coherent statement, correct or not.
sporkologist 8y ago
Should have been "behind our eyes" i.e. ourselves. Behind our back is empty space with other people in it. Too ambiguous/poorly thought out.
- svachalek 8y ago
  I think behind our back is a metaphor for "well hidden, even from ourselves"
  - sporkologist 8y ago
    The only context I've heard is "talking about someone / doing something behind their back." Yeah I suppose you can construct more meanings for it, as OP authors apparently wanted to do. And down the BS rabbit hole we go.