>wow, with just words I was able to rile someone up into conniptions Your description of the mindset is accurate. What's interesting to me is how common it is,

>wow, with just words I was able to rile someone up into conniptions Your description of the mindset is accurate. What's interesting to me is how common it is, considering how irrational it is. Scoffing at the emotional result of "just words" is like scoffing at the physical result of "just bombs". At its root, it's usually a hypocritical expression along the lines of "people are too sensitive", but also, "I want to provoke people as much as possible".