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It's a language construct, a figure of speech, nobody is being realistically threatened

I'm puzzled by how someone can miss that, but of course this is HN and some people take everything literally.

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> but of course this is HN and some people take everything literally.

I have my pet theory that getting outraged about random things like that is not genuine, but just signalling. You can see a lot of this kind of behaviour among the social justice movement.

Be outraged on someone else's behalf, get attention, ???, PROFIT?

hyperbole or not, credible threat or not - questioning other humans livelihood is unacceptable in this setting. It's overly aggressive and attacks the person behind the code. I'd rate "you're not worth living" the ultimate insult.

One doesn't have to take something literally to feel like is hostile and aggressive.

It's supposed to be aggressive. The question is whether it's unjustifiably aggressive.

Abusive language is still abusive if even used as a figure of speech.

Because SJW culture (which has a sickeningly strong presence here) has convinced everyone that they have a right to be offended, and this right needs to be enforced through every nook and cranny of the Internet.

Indeed. What the hell is with this "right to be offended" anyway? Not being easily offended is a sign of being a mature adult.

The problem in essence comes down to only dealing in absolutes. There may be a time or place for anything, and the sign of experience is to know when that time and place is.

Sadly the web has made it all too easy to take something out of its context.

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