• jol@discuss.tchncs.de
    41·
    3 months ago

    That’s how it always goes. It’s not that I’m offended. Is that it is offensive, objectively. It’s silly.

    • CanadaPlus
      1·
      3 months ago

      Honestly, if we could wish away people’s mental block with the distinction, people might actually get along. It would be a lot harder to justify hatred if one side isn’t “right”.

    • Randelung@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 months ago

      Yes, that’s what I’m challenging. Who do people think they are to think their subjective opinion is objective truth?

      It usually goes hand in hand with not justifying themselves because “everyone agrees it’s unacceptable”.

      • CanadaPlus
        1·
        3 months ago

        And implicitly, by “everyone” they mean “the other people like me”, and of course that’s circular.

        It doesn’t really matter, though, because intellectual honesty isn’t something people care much about, compared to their ego and their identity.

      • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
        1·
        3 months ago

        Sorry I edited my comment to make it clear I agree it’s silly. Nothing is objectively offensive.