If Facebook is the sinner, who does it think is absolving it and making with the Hail Marys?
Uber-nerd Grace Hopper nailed it: Itās easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.
But note, theyāre only apologizing for āthe way the paper described our researchā and the concern caused by that description - not for actually experimenting with human beings without consent. āWeāre sorry youāre offendedā.
And then thereās the āOh, Iām sorry, did I break your concentration?ā kind of apology which legitimately expresses contrition, but at an expense the aggrieved would probably rather forego.
āweāre sorry, the number you have called is no longer in serviceā
āWell, this is embarassing- Firefox is having troubleā¦ā
Every time I get this kind of message, I have to wonder whose soul is feeling the emotions mentioned. If such things mean anything at all, I suppose itās really the user - me - that is sorry that Iām forced to use a broken setup. Itās not like these messages actually cost anything to emit. Which is exactly the difference between these and the sincere version.
I guess if businesses can be said to have religious beliefs, they can also be said to have feelings of regret as they cry their way to the bank. And boy howdy, am I sorry about that!
āPlease, weāre really sorry, we promise we can change. Donāt leave us; itād ruin us if you did, and think how much fun youād be missing. We love you, really we doā¦ā
Thatās the funny thing about abusive relationships; even if youāre well aware that youāre in one, and you know that no matter how many āsecond chancesā you give them they will continue to abuse your trust, and you truly believe that you deserve better, itās still difficult to break away from them.
Iām sorry, but the number I have just smoked is no longer in serviceā¦
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