1 min readApr 5, 2019
I don’t think people prefer to be offended so much as all the factors involved in internet arguing push a person to be a not great version of themselves, and then when you’re stuck in a defensive mode, it’s hard to get out. I think it’s a defense mechanism being misused…people are quick to assume they are being attacked. And you can get stuck in that way of thinking. But I don’t think anybody actually wants to feel that way. What they want is to defend themselves and feel safe.