What makes a "mistake" a mistake?

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by CrimeFightinCactus, May 5, 2022.

  1. I often wondered what makes a mistake a mistake
    Is a mistake something you "feel guilty" about after doing it
    Is a mistake something you say "is a mistake" when you're caught doing it?
    I always wondered about this.
    Some people get caught cheating and they say "it's a mistake"
    But is something you intentionally do with your entire self awareness and sentinel being, really a mistake? You knew it was wrong and did it over and over, is it really a mistake? Don't you just call it a mistake to make yourself feel better? Lol
    Or what about people that intentionally hurt others?
    Like imagine using your every being, all your energy to intentionally hurt someone, is this really a mistake?
    I often considered mistakes something you do when you lack information and do said action with current info on hand
    Let's say someone you know is on life support
    You are told they'll never wake up
    So you decide to pull the plug
    Only to later find out they would have actually woken up in like ten days
    I would consider that a mistake, you took an action with the info you had on hand but it lead to an outcome that would be considered a mistake after new info comes to light.
    Like I'm a really social person and sometimes I'll meet people that have done the most fucked up shit, but it was all so intentional and a part of me can't bring myself to calling that a "mistake"
    So what makes a mistake a mistake?
     
  2. Like bruh some people are just straight up malicious how we gonna call dat a mistake you know ?
     
  3. When you do a thing. Then you like. I fuckd up. The thing coulda even been intentional but then you relize you shouldnta did that thing. Coz you fuckd up.

    A mistake in that case is doing it once. If you do it again then you just a fuckwit.

    Smaller mistakes are easy to make a bunch of times and they still a mistake. Like if you keep acidently putting the wrong letter or whatever
     
  4. If you read closely once again you'll see that I don't give a fuckity fuck