Offense (like intent) exists only in a person's head & not in reality at all. There is zero harm in offending people. The freedom to cause offense is 100% necessary to the teaching/learning process. "Sticks & stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me" is something people used to be taught from young ages. Now everyone has horrible personal boundaries because they are taught that how they feel is everyone else's responsibility rather than completely their own.

We are seeing the consequences of incorrect foundational belief systems playing out. If someone is afraid of getting sick, it's on them to stay home or protect themselves in whatever way they can, they can't require that everyone else stay home until they prove they are healthy. You can't externalize the cost of your fear onto everyone else & not be a tyrant. Sick until proven healthy is no different than calling people guilty until proven innocent. When people invert fundamental principles they transform life into hell, & many will almost deserve it.

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Sounds analogous to why defamation laws are total bullshit.

Oh, they deserve it

Well said.

I wrote this below post in early 2022 as an attempt to systematize a few key differences between free markets vs rigged markets or central planning, in relation to Covid and similar authoritarian medical overreach.

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I was brought up this way growing up as a child of the seventies...I had kids later in life and raise them the same way. They are excelling - way more than their emotionally, pampered peers.

I LOVE them unconditiinally but never let that get in the way of them receiving a severe a dose of reality and discipline; should their manners, common sense and or critical thinking skills be forgotten!

strong men create good times! My dad was that guy, he would be rolling around in his grave if he saw how pathetic we have allowed most ppl to become!

Resilience is key, it's the only way to not only survive, but thrive as well! 🙏