If you can't help, at least don't make it worse for them; don't mock or demotivate them. What kind of ethics does these falls into, I don't know. If someone is doing something wrong, and you know what's so fun in mocking? If you want to give him suggestions, correct him, or at least stay quiet if you don't wanna help but don't mock. It destroys the flow, the willpower to continue, even if he is wrong, he loses the motivation to correct, as he won't go with the flow anymore after getting humiliated.
Let me tell you how did it was triggered, just a few days back, I asked for a favor on a task from someone. I know he is good at it, capable of solving my problem, my queries. It may take him some time and effort, but it is doable. So he was busy, he needed some time to check on this matter, and asked for a few days to review. Okay, no worries, I can wait; at least it's getting done, that's what matters the most to me.
But, to my surprise, I'm hearing that he is spreading this on my back. I don't mind people getting to know that I asked for help; nothing to be ashamed of. But the way he is presenting the matter is what has hurt me the most. Nothing positive, he is like, How silly mistake I make. Okay, I do acknowledge my mistake, that's why I came to you, to get some guidance, to learn, to get better on this. Is this wrong to seek guidance on what I am not good at?
Okay, this could be like, you are selfish, you don't like to share knowledge, you feel like sharing will make the other person go one step ahead of you, and that's why you don't cooperate with people to help. okay, I got nothing to do with such narrow mindset but what the f*** you are doing bro? Why spreading misconception to the other people, you taking flex instead of helping, lol.
You know what, after a moment, I am not offended anymore, i was shock and angry at first but later, I let this go saying to myself that he doesn't have any common sense, nor any ethics. Even the brain cells are too narrow to understand what's right, wrong, or dirty. I just pray and hope and hope the ethics that everyone should practice at least for a healthy relationship with the surrounding peoples.
Today, I was too sad to sit now, not feeling good, due to some reasons, not feeling good with anything. People leaves no stone unturned to get relieve on their side, they blow out to satisfy themselves but barely cares on the person in front. These weren't enough for me today and so life has chosen to send another quirk on my way, and the above scene happened. At the end of the day, I know I got no one but myself, only me!