Principlev1
Distinguish emotional sharing from emotional dumping by
Distinguish emotional sharing from emotional dumping by presence or absence of regard for recipient capacity, not by intensity of emotion shared.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Attention as Gate to Conscious Perception (attention is capacity-limited and creates perceptual blindness) and Attention is a finite cognitive resource that must be (attention is finite and must be allocated). The principle prescribes a specific distinction criterion—violations are defined by consent/capacity awareness, not emotional intensity.