tut comments on The Nature of Offense - Less Wrong

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Comment author: tut 08 August 2009 12:33:50PM 6 points [-]

If somebody treats you like a nonperson one of two things is true. Either

1) You are a mere possession, and thus have a very low status or

2) the person treating you that way did something inappropriate.

Being offended and making a scene is a way to show that 2 is the case, and thus defend yourself against the decreased status.