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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by JohnBooty on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:39PM (#25663652) 

    Teach people not to take offense. They'll be happier.
Nonsense. Again, not a dichotomy. You can have "thick skin", a strong sense of self, not easily be harmed by others' words and not be an asshole.
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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by happytoexplain on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @08:01PM (#25665731)
Yes - this notion is the actual thing that is becoming lost to many in our culture over time. People constantly excuse each other for being pointless assholes by lamenting that the 3rd party is just too sensitive, which can certainly be true, but usually the 3rd party is just reacting like any emotionally normal person, and may or may not have "thick skin", which is an independent quality.
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