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Certainly, but I don't find the fault to be with the statement, but with people. Our inability to separate "inconvenient general fact" from "specific, personal
by StavrosK 6y ago
Certainly, but I don't find the fault to be with the statement, but with people. Our inability to separate "inconvenient general fact" from "specific, personal insult to whole swathes of people" is one of the banes of modern discourse.
- AussieWog93 6y agoUnfortunately, you're communicating with other people. Unless you find a way to magically stop people getting triggered, it's best to avoid certain trigger words and be careful when expressing certain points.
- Retric 6y agoOr actually educate people on both logic and reality. I realize it seems to be asking for a lot, but we can do better.
- plutonorm 6y agoI help them with exposure therapy.
- StavrosK 6y agoWhen you're the author, yes, absolutely. When you're a reader, absolutely not, you need to consider what the author is saying rather than what your personal feelings make you think he's saying. Each party must be responsible for their part, and while "he could have been more tactful" is valid criticism, "he shouldn't have offended people" is not. Just to be more tactful, I don't remember exactly what had happened with this whole thing, I'm only talking about this specific fact.