The āapologize or you will die diseaseā was originally used to make fun of celebrities, such as politicians and corporate executives, who refused to admit wrongdoing, but after the spread of SNS, it was discovered that many ordinary people were affected by the disease as well. The meaning of the phrase is āthey think they will die if they apologize, or stubbornly refuse to apologize even in situations where they should apologize completely. [https://finders.me/articles.php?id=3109 The āApologize or Die Diseaseā trap that both politicians and ordinary people fall for. Why canāt people apologize like this? Junichiro Nakagawaās Drifting on the 2021 Net (29)
Notation shaking The disease of dying when you apologize.
- I canāt apologize. problems caused by the elderly (esp. gerontocracy, and elderly peopleās control over the young)
relevance - A disease that can kill anyone who apologizes.
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