I agree that some of the laws are a little bit overboard as far as what they can charge people with for pretty minor things... especially things involving the internet. I am all for freedom of speech and I think that as far as the law goes, you should be able to say whatever you want. To me, if you say mean things to someone on Facebook or twitter, then there should be nothing wrong with that in the eyes of the law unless you are making a direct threat.
That being said, the world is changing and if you want to have success, at least in most fields, you have to care if people are offended.
I actually think that the new trend in society is to NOT be politically correct. Because of the SJW stuff, the more popular thing to say has become "Stop being so PC, I don't care what you think". For proof of this, just youtube search SJW compilation or feminism and you will see.
Also, I think that before the internet, people were probably much more careful what they said in public and work environments. With the internet, you can hide behind the screen. This has lead to a generation of people who sometimes don't really have a filter when it comes to certain things because they are so used to being able to just blurt out whatever they want on the internet with no consequences.
But like I said... to answer your question: "Why does offending people matter?" It matters because the world is changing and your best bet to success in many things now a days is to be someone who doesn't have issues with any particular group of people. You want to be viewed as polite and respectful. But I understand your frustration. Some of it is pretty BS, but that's just the way it is for now at least.
Why Does Offending People Matter?
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I agree that some of the laws are a little bit overboard as far as what they can charge people with for pretty minor things... especially things involving the internet. I am all for freedom of speech and I think that as far as the law goes, you should be able to say whatever you want. To me, if you say mean things to someone on Facebook or twitter, then there should be nothing wrong with that in the eyes of the law unless you are making a direct threat.
That being said, the world is changing and if you want to have success, at least in most fields, you have to care if people are offended.
I actually think that the new trend in society is to NOT be politically correct. Because of the SJW stuff, the more popular thing to say has become "Stop being so PC, I don't care what you think". For proof of this, just youtube search SJW compilation or feminism and you will see.
Also, I think that before the internet, people were probably much more careful what they said in public and work environments. With the internet, you can hide behind the screen. This has lead to a generation of people who sometimes don't really have a filter when it comes to certain things because they are so used to being able to just blurt out whatever they want on the internet with no consequences.
But like I said... to answer your question: "Why does offending people matter?" It matters because the world is changing and your best bet to success in many things now a days is to be someone who doesn't have issues with any particular group of people. You want to be viewed as polite and respectful. But I understand your frustration. Some of it is pretty BS, but that's just the way it is for now at least.