> those who choose to be offended This is simply not how the brain works. "Taking offense" comes out of a mix of low-level mental responses and emotions, bubbl

> those who choose to be offended This is simply not how the brain works. "Taking offense" comes out of a mix of low-level mental responses and emotions, bubbling up into the conscious mind from below, rather than being the outcome of a top-down rational thought process which one could "choose" to switch off.