WeChat chat screenshots are easy to take out of context, but there are so many people around, so you have to be careful.
When two people chat, there are two people's speaking habits and its context. But once the screenshot is forwarded, the people who see it can't see it according to these basic conditions, because others don't know the inside story. But he will still think he understands according to his own understanding.
A few days ago, a colleague A did this, and almost led the leader to fire another colleague H because of a screenshot of WeChat.
Something like this:
Help me with * * * (business)
H: I don't care.
A was very anxious, so she showed this screenshot to the leader. The leader suddenly flew into a rage. This is what he asked A to do, which is very important. The key is to be in a hurry and not to delay. If someone does things with this attitude, why should he do it? -h is therefore discredited.
But I didn't expect that after investigation, it was not what they thought.
It turns out that A and H usually have a good relationship and they don't speak directly. A was in a hurry that day. Unfortunately, he has just been scolded by his boss for other things. He doesn't know how important A is. He read A's message and thought that he could make fun of A to ease his unhappiness, so he casually said "I don't care". But a poked out this screenshot when he was in a hurry.
If you don't know the usual relationship between them, you can consider destroying H. How can you work like this? But if you know their relationship, blame A instead. But in any case, it is impossible to judge from the screenshot.
The most important thing to be wary of is that you may think you know the content of the screenshot, but you must never think that it is just taken out of context-others take it out of context and you take it.
Out of context, not only WeChat, but also articles.
1933 on the 43rd day before the California governor election, an advertisement appeared in the Los Angeles Times: Singler said, "I once believed that marriage was sacred, but now I no longer believe it."
This is a political advertisement. Singer Lyle is the most popular candidate for governor of California. But let's take a look at this statement-how can a candidate who doesn't respect family values deserve to be governor!
However, "I no longer believe in the sanctity of marriage" is not what Singler said. He was a journalist in his early years, which came from the mouth of the hero in his novel. The hero's wife had an affair, and he was so desperate that he no longer believed in marriage.
This sentence was put in Singler's mouth and in the most influential newspaper in California. From that day on, for 42 consecutive days, all the sentences written by Singler, whether news or novels, appeared in the same position.
Out of context, but it works. Before the polling day, Singler began to send articles to analyze the reasons for his failure. After all, he was a journalist.
Not only can the article be taken out of context, but even the jingle we usually say comes from this.
There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
You must have heard this sentence. This is what an Englishman said. Many people say that this reflects the British values, only interests, no friendship. Some people even put this sentence on Churchill's head, because he was a typical person who only talked about interests and didn't talk about friendship during World War II-he had a life-and-death fight with the Germans before, but in order to restrict the Soviet Union after the war, he began to support the Germans.
But interestingly, when China people say this sentence today, it is much more than the British.
In fact, the source of this sentence is not Churchill, but Henry Temple, a viscount of Pa Max Don who served as British Prime Minister twice. The word "Pa Max Don" was translated into "Bamazun" in Hongkong in the early days, so it is customary to address him as a knight, Bamazun.
Bamazun's exact words are as follows:
"We have no eternal allies and no eternal enemies. Our interests are eternal and these interests are our responsibility. "
The translation is, "Allies can't be eternal, and enemies can't be enemies forever, but our interests (referring to the country, not individuals) are eternal and lasting, and our (parliament and cabinet) duty is to seek interests."
Because this sentence was said in his parliamentary speech, it was related to the context and environment at that time. This means that Bamazun, then the British cabinet minister, hoped that the parliament and cabinet would do their duty to Britain. However, if the second half of this neutral sentence is pinched off, it will become evidence that the British have no principles and only know the pursuit of interests.
Not only that, but after careful collection, it is found that even Confucius' famous sayings are taken out of context.
It's hard to raise a little girl.
Some people think that this is discrimination against women, because women are compared to "little people". However, in The Analects of Confucius, "villain" is "Shu Ren" and "nurturing" is "getting along". This sentence actually means that the relationship between men and women is not easy to handle, and the relationship between officials and ordinary people is not easy to handle. Confucius didn't mean to discriminate against women.
"Good for evil"
It is said that others have hurt you. Do you want to influence him with virtue? No, Confucius' original words were "Good for evil, how can good for evil?" Complain straight, return good for evil. It means, "If you return good for evil, what should you return good for evil? "So when others are good to you, you need to repay him with good. He doesn't have to be nice to you, you have to' sue directly'-that is, how to report it.
You see, as long as you cut your head and tail, and then hide the various relationships between the context and the original words, no matter what the original words are, you can take them out of context and change them into other meanings according to your own purpose.
Not only words, but also some rumors can be taken out of context in the same way
Out of context, from ancient times to the present, from China to foreign countries, is very common. We need to be clear that we are not isolated, what we say will not be isolated, and the development of things will not. There is always its context, its logic. A comprehensive understanding will always reduce misunderstandings caused by taking things out of context.
Even if some things can't be fully understood, at least, like the WeChat screenshot, you can always figure out the cause and effect.