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> triggered enough to actually do it.

What does this mean? Do you mean "provoked"?

I think they mean that they have a lot of (or very strong) triggers, or things that will make them act irrationally.

usually triggering leads to paralysis not retaliation, no?

A trigger is an event that precipitates other events, aka it sets things in motion. It could be paralysis, or it could be ejecting a bullet from a barrel or wiping a set of routers.

The commenter above you is trying to make you aware that "triggered" is an internet SJW dog-whistle to attract attention to an event. His statement is forcing you to acknowledge the definition of the word "triggered" in its most literal sense.

Can you explain this more? It doesn't make any sense to me.

Note, I am aware of the use of trigger as in "trigger warning" for potentially disturbing content. Even with that context I'm lost. Did you mean "literal" literally?

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