Of What Value Are Compliments?
The Ambiguity of Positive Feedback
Would you rather receive a compliment from a person you admire, a peer, a stranger, or a social “inferior”?
Are all compliments of equal value?
A compliment—assuming it is genuine—is a piece of information about how someone sees you (of course, it is also a piece of information about how someone wants you to see them). If you receive the same compliment f…
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