I keep noticing this

people are so afraid that people will take their opinions as a personal attack, even over minuscule things that really shouldn't offend anybody

You don't need to clarify that when you state something it isn't fact. Facts are easy to spot. Saying what you think with confidence isn't a bad thing

 

seriously, this is getting ridiculous, just say what you think, if someone gets offended by other people's opinions... that's their problem

Edited July 22, 201510 yr by Shana09

I keep noticing this

people are so afraid that people will take their opinions as a personal attack, even over minuscule things that really shouldn't offend anybody

You don't need to clarify that when you state something it isn't fact. Facts are easy to spot. Saying what you think with confidence isn't a bad thing

 

seriously, this is getting ridiculous, just say what you think, if someone gets offended by other people's opinons... that's their problem

Wait what? Do people get offended like that?

Edited July 22, 201510 yr by Shana09

People think it's necessary because there genuinely are sometimes people that will take opinions as personal attacks. And then sometimes the person with the opinion will be oversensitive and take anything anyone says to the contrary as a personal attack, so they feel the need to try and preemptively wall that off with a disclaimer.

 

The easiest way to prevent both of those things without a disclaimer is to, y'know, stop being a wimp and letting other people ruffle your feathers. It's the Internet, Unnamed Disclaimer People, it's not like any of this matters.

The problem is that it sounds like an insult to the person being contradicted, because it indirectly assumes anyone who is on the opposite side seem uneducated, willfully ignorant, or wrong.

 

Obviously, that's not the intention 99% of the time, but the connotation is there. There's not much you can help to negate the negative connotation, save already knowing the person because you know that's not how they act, so many people will hide behind the disclaimer.

 

I don't think the disclaimer is a bad thing in and of itself, but I think I know what you're going for. You just want people to stop being so sensitive and get over it. Not going to happen anytime soon, I'm afraid.

Lets not create any actual examples, or more recent ones (even if you are thinking you are being general about it, it's still too obvious).

Also just saying lets keep this civilized, just in case anything happens.

Edited July 22, 201510 yr by Shana09

I don't think the disclaimer is a bad thing in and of itself, but I think I know what you're going for. You just want people to stop being so sensitive and get over it. Not going to happen anytime soon, I'm afraid.

not even as far as that getting offended is perfectly natural in a person

but it shouldn't be so bad that people have to preemptively say that something is their opinion, for fear of someone becoming enraged at them

not even as far as that getting offended is perfectly natural in a person

but it shouldn't be so bad that people have to preemptively say that something is their opinion, for fear of someone becoming enraged at them

 Yeah but there are always those certain people who like to purposely gaslight sensitive individuals for fun bc it's the internet.

 Yeah but there are always those certain people who like to purposely gaslight sensitive individuals for fun bc it's the internet.

to be honest, I don't find sensitivity to be an excuse. Learning self control is an important skill, even if you have to learn it through a trial by fire

 Yeah but there are always those certain people who like to purposely gaslight sensitive individuals for fun bc it's the internet.

 

Then sensitive individuals should learn to be less sensitive. There'll always be people online and offline that will push your buttons and start shit just because they can; the easiest way to keep from getting overly offended is for the person to grow a thicker skin so that stuff'll bounce off, not set up a road block to it.

to be honest, I don't find sensitivity to be an excuse. Learning self control is an important skill, even if you have to learn it through a trial by fire

 

Then sensitive individuals should learn to be less sensitive. There'll always be people online and offline that will push your buttons and start shit just because they can; the easiest way to keep from getting overly offended is for the person to grow a thicker skin so that stuff'll bounce off, not set up a road block to it.

 True and I agree to a point. But I am just saying some people antagonize on purpose thus people react . Especially when they tend to deliberately bait them. It's one thing to accidently upset someone bc they are sensitive and another when you bait them on purpose.

to be honest, I don't find sensitivity to be an excuse. Learning self control is an important skill, even if you have to learn it through a trial by fire

 

I agree, but as long as it is genuine. Anything short of that isn't something that even I don't allow.

And there are a lot of people on this site or not that become overly defensive over every statement that doesn't agree with them.