• logicbomb@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “Pathetic” is actually a really good word to use in this situation, because its root is the greek word “pathos”, which is known today as a type of persuasion where you rely on emotion.

    People only look at the headline. They see a person fired without a specified reason. It seems like it should be easy to see something happening is unfair.

    But this sort of thing is rarely that simple.