Comment by systemvoltage
3 years ago
Taking offense is a tactic to overpower the opponent with ostensible moral superiority while offering nothing to confront them but to silence them.
This is of course, assuming good intent and respectful (but contrarian) viewpoints.
Agreed. HN should be one of those few online vestiges that is above this kind of anti-intellectual, often disingenuous, tactic.
Offending can be a tactic too.
When "taking offense" is artificial outrage, I would agree. "I am shocked, shocked that there is gambling here!"