There is also no universally accepted definition of "being an asshole", but nevertheless you know it when you see it, right? Maybe some fragile snowflakes shou

There is also no universally accepted definition of "being an asshole", but nevertheless you know it when you see it, right? Maybe some fragile snowflakes should just get over their hysterical emotional need to feel comfortable, and focus on doing real work and getting stuff done. But by the same token, maybe some assholes should get over their pathetic emotional need to belittle others, and stick to what contributes to the work. There is a principle for robustly implementing computer communication protocols called Postel's law: be conservative in what you output, be liberal in what you accept. I think the principle applies equally well to human communication protocols.