The thing I have an issue with most here is this:
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if you’re in a public space for example, people unfamiliar with you could very easily overhear and take issue with something one of you said.
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So fucking what? I wasn't speaking to them, they have no right to call me out on it.
I agree that just blocking out harassment isn't going to solve the root of the problem, but can you think of anything that would? It's the way people are and it will never stop happening, so ignoring it is always the best cause of action.
Now on the forums, I speak my mind and I'm honest. When I call someone a name it's because I find it funny and it's not serious 99% of the time (unless I call them an idiot that's generally because they are being an idiot). If they get offended by that, I just don't care because I've got what I've wanted and I've had my laugh, and being offended serves no purpose.
If they are offended by actual opinions that I hold then again, I'm not going to coddle them because they can't handle it. It's their prerogative.
Being offended is the most useless thing a person can do. 8t advances no argument, makes no point and serves only to make them irrational and bring emotional arguments into the mix, which hold no water.