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Your reaction to an algorithmically created t-shirt seems a little excessive. And yes, intent means everything in this case.

• arrrg 14y ago
  Intent isn't fucking magic. It's not an excuse.
  • __david__ 14y ago
    Intent is very, very relevant. Intent is the difference between manslaughter and murder. For me personally, intent is the difference between forgiveness and not. I find people that refuse to acknowledge intent to be rude and selfish.
    • arrrg 14y ago
      Yes, it makes a difference, but intent cannot heal the basic violation. I have a problem with people who act like a lack of intent makes offense unreasonable. That’s just insane to me.
      • __david__ 14y ago
        > Yes, it makes a difference, but intent cannot heal the basic violation. Only if the basic violation was physical (my example of manslaughter, for instance). Absolutely it can for emotional issues (where intent is really the only thing that matters). In fact, if someone takes something in a way that it wasn't intended, gets offended, and then stays offended after you explain that real non-offensive intent, then they are just holding onto something that doesn't exist (and never existed!). The entire reason for the offense in the first place has been annulled, yet they are hanging onto the anger/resentment because... Well I have no idea—this concept has never made sense to me at all. That is the selfishness I speak of. It's just insane to me, too. But I understand all too well that certain people are wired to think that way. In fact, I believe this particular incompatibility was one of the fundamental reasons my marriage failed. Luckily, that life lesson has taught me to avoid those kinds of people in my personal life—I find them very difficult to deal with in the long run.