If you have the time, please read this.

[Battlewrench]

And god forbid this guy "grow a backbone". At least if this guy was apologetic it throws the elitists off and at worst they ignore him. But can you imagine if this guy became argumentative? He'd be chewed up in an instant. As far as I'm concerned, being able to admit failure and showing a real desire to get better takes more backbone than anyone who simply resorts to trash-talk and trolling when responding to criticism.

I'm not saying admitting that your bad at something is bad, I'm not saying become argumentative, I'm saying he has no reason to apologize and doing so negatively effects my opinion of him to the point that I no longer care. Having a backbone doesn't mean arguing and trolling it could also mean bettering yourself and not apologizing for doing nothing wrong. Having confidence in yourself is needed, as long as it doesn't become arrogant. I wouldn't want sympathy from those people who were shunning me either. Not trying to argue or anything just wanted to make it clear what I meant when I said "grow a backbone" and I still stand by the statement.

[SaintAjora]

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It seems to be a Korean (East Asian?) thing to apologize if others feel wronged by you. I'm not even going to pretend to be an expert or anything. I've just seen it so many times (along with getting annoyed when the person didn't even do anything I thought was wrong, so I see your point). It seems off to some, but it's definitely a cultural thing.