Hypothesizing that it may be beneficial to observe the struggles of an uncle who has no vested interest in you.

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      • I think it is difficult to observe the problems in close relationships because the observed information is probably distorted and I have a vested interest in the situation. On the other hand, when Uncle A and Uncle B fight on the Internet, I honestly don’t give a shit, so it is interesting to observe the fight. The generation below me will grow up in a situation where we have the opportunity to observe such cases, so the form of communication may change.
      • In short, Uncle B’s pride is hurt (and only B thinks so) by Uncle A’s unintentional comment, and B is acting to make “A, the evil one,” but only B thinks A is evil.
      • From A’s point of view, he doesn’t recognize that he said something unintentional and hurt B’s pride, so he recognizes that “mad dog B” bit him.
      • From the standpoint of not being on either side of the fence, it looks both ways.
      • Hirotaka Yoshioka So many problems don’t matter, but the people involved don’t care, so they can’t do anything about it. It is often the case that when you are a party to a problem, you don’t care about it.
      • n> I think that if young people observe and learn this composition well, there will be less trouble based on pride in the world.

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