This is the world we live in now. Doesn’t matter if you actually harmed someone. What matters now is whether someone feels you as doing harm. The word of the person who perceives harm is taken as fact and the accused has little to no recourse or defense.
Is this is a symptom of a very developed society in which abundance of wealth creates the possibility where certain individuals will always find a way to feel victimized?
> What matters now is whether someone feels you as doing harm
Can you briefly explain what you believe the differences between those statements are, as I can very easily imagine a position where I would say that those are arguably the same.
I'm not OP, but an example is people feeling "triggered" because they don't like what they're hearing, even if it is the truth and backed up by evidence, and they in return cannot back up their view.
I guess I have always failed to see the trouble with empathising with someone else, saying "I'm sorry to hear I made you feel that way" and moving on. It costs you nothing and if the response made you feel exasperated then you can opt to not continue the conversation. Isn't that the polite way to handle people you don't want to interact with? There does not, to me, seem to be a reason to feel strongly about it.
