What Is the Difference Between Being a Hypocrite and Advising From Experience?

Question by Karira: What is the difference between being a hypocrite and advising from experience?
For example, if an drug addict who wishes they’d never started, tells others never to do drugs.

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Answer by DJbikerGuy44
Your example is more like advising form experience. The addict seems to understand that what he has done isn’t a good thing.

An example of being a hypocrite would be if the addict was totally stoned and smoking a joint while he is telling you not to smoke.

Answer by shillioroth
hypocrites are those that currently contadict what advice they give, so in your situation and in most the hypocrite speaks from experience.