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Re:The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions by boomboomsubban on Monday December 16, 2019 @07:38AM (#21802580)
>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.

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Re:The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions by wool_gather on Monday December 16, 2019 @11:34AM (#21804277)
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.
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