"I think the key thing is that gossip always points way from yourself. You pick out faults in others. But you do not know the lives of others. There is no sense in pretending you do. It’s a waste of everyone’s time and energy. You can’t say, for example, “That guy over there is violating the precepts!!” You do not know what the precepts are for that guy. Never. Ever. No. Forget it. If someone’s hurting someone else maybe you should intervene. But such cases are very rare. Mostly it’s none of your business. Even in such cases it’s never good to assume an air of superiority. Just do what needs done. Gossip always assumes the gossipper is morally superior to the gossippee."
— Brad Warner
