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The Context of Contempt Is Like Just Writing People Off
He thinks that friends have a duty to point out each other's flaws. But he also recognizes that it threatens respect because it makes people feel like they're not respected. Whether calling someone out on a moral failing is going to be useful or whether it's appropriate depends on what the failing is and what the context is. And so I think context of contempt is like just writing people off.