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You are certainly entitled to an opinion.

But it would be wiser to base it on empathy and understanding than ego.

Calling someone's decisions poor/stupid/uninformed doesn't stem from a lack of empathy or anything like that. Empathy isn't born in a vacuum, nor is it possible to get rid of ego altogether. Ego processes my lived experiences into feelings and opinions.

How could it stem from anything else?

Agreed, but you need to keep it on a leash, or it will ruin your life.

You might apply that to yourself.

I know more about the situation and you do, the person question is a relative I care for deeply.

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