Maybe. In any case I try to never infer someone’s tone from text interactions since it’s always faulty and lacks human dimension. By default I just assume people actually mean what they write. I think we get (on average) more aggressive, and tend to show less empathy when not talking face to face.

Also… The term “American left-wing” is offensive for a Marxist like myself. :D

Guys, guys… You’re over-ideologizing a very simple humane request. I was asked nicely and respectfully – I tried to respond in the same way. Simple as that. I’m usually not regulating my personal communications with others in terms of laws and amendments.

same here (except it’s waybar in my case) ( :

i really apologize if the use of that word was perceived as offensive, that was obviously not my intent. i’m usually quite straightforward in picking words (i come from a completely different culture, where sexual assaults are extremely uncommon).

for comparison, here’s the default