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so if someone keeps banging their head into a wall, and asks me why their head hurts, should i tell them how strong and brave they are and how stupid and mean that wall is for hurting their head like that?
also, who is it that is shouldn't be taking care of themselves? apart from children or elderly?
You could empathize with them, if they're open to it then maybe ask why it keeps happening. You could also say nothing if it's a stranger on the internet. If this person is important to you then yeah, tell better them how strong and brave they are and how stupid and mean that wall is. There's a time and place for constructive criticism.
Who shouldn't be taking care of themselves? Everybody and nobody. It's supposed to work so that if you need help you get help and if you can help then you give help.
ok. give me $5000. I want to buy this thing. I need help to buy it.
no? wow, you're clearly an awful and mean person who has no empathy!!!