Comment by quesera

A teenager's temptation to make a thing (created by adults) do things the adult would not want ... is enormous. It is an inversion of power.

Some adults also feel powerless, and act like teenagers when given the opportunity.

If your focus is on the consistent operation of your systems (computer systems, social systems, etc) then you'll view their actions as attacks.

Sometimes there are real consequences, to be sure. Often the actions originate as a joke or a tweak of sorts, from people who have undeveloped concepts of empathy or responsiblity.

I don't think this is solvable. Moral absolutism is appealing in theory, but in practice, the effects are negative for all parties.

Of course there's a line which, when crossed, requires some kind of countervailing reaction. I don't know how to define that line, and I don't particularly trust others to do so either. Harm is real, but complicated.

A lot of damage can be done in the grey area between "offended" and "injured".