Re:The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions
by boomboomsubban on Monday December 16, 2019 @07:38AM
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>But, the culture is "do not offend" dominate and almost void of "do not take offense".
Events where people get offended end up being reported online or in the media. Events where no one gets offended get no coverage, though that mind set is also very common. Additionally, extreme examples of "offensive behavior" are used by poth sides for political propaganda.
Re:The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions
by wool_gather on Monday December 16, 2019 @11:34AM
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Very, very important point. I'm not sure it's possible to overstate the effect of confirmation and selection biases in any kind of "people these days" generalization.
Re:The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions
by clarry on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:21AM
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http://thebeje.blogspot.com/2006/01/take-no-offence-unscript...
Take that with a grain of salt, there's plenty of stuff in the Bible that suggests overlooking offenses (things like Proverbs 19:11) and obviously forgiveness is part of it. But I'm not sure "take no offense" is quite the main component of that creed.
Re:The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions
by StandardFuture on Monday December 16, 2019 @06:27AM
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I am not sure I ever suggested to never be offended in my comment.
It is perfectly fine to be super-nice as often as possible. But, the culture is "do not offend" dominate and almost void of "do not take offense".
This imbalance of cultural enforcement is likely a driving factor behind the younger generations view on enforcing standards of political correctness, social justice, etc. If you are offended then you are in the right, always, and without question.