![]() However, to a more extreme degree, it discards those concerns. Like the previous statement, this one downplays your concerns, assuming what you’re discussing is something you feel is a big deal or that really is, objectively, a big deal. The way to find out is to ask: “Do you see this as relevant to you?” If you went way too deep or way to specialized into something that only marginally touches what they do, this remark is just polite-not condescending. Of course, there’s always the chance someone could say this to you after you’ve monopolized a conversation or given an excruciatingly long and boring presentation on something. So don’t expect their support if that’s what you need. But the person saying this is suggesting although it’s important to you, it’s not to anyone else (i.e., anyone else with a brain, with common sense, with better things to do, etc.) As a result, it’s probably not important to your interlocutor either. ![]() “Wow, I can see this really means a lot to you.” Of course it does, otherwise the two of you wouldn’t be discussing it. ![]()
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