Some people think the word “apology” cheapens an apology but it doesn’t really matter if it’s heartfelt. Some of you severely lack sincerity in your countenance and are likely better off writing down your mea culpas. It’s no one’s fault if you look the guy who played Lumbergh in Office Space, you’re just going to have to work around it.
And the extreme downside of apologizing is culpability. In a time and place which anyone can sue any person, at any time, for any reason, admitting guilt has become problematic (to use the parlance of our times). Any lawyer would advise you to never admit to anything and any PR flack would suggest you change the subject. Maybe the price for responsibility is the ever-looming threat of pettiness.
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