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Even a polite request (such as the one made) to rationalize my feelings would not be acceptable in most social spheres outside of LW."
I realize this post is quite old, but there's clearly a norm of conversation I'm not understanding. I don't want to cross peoples boundaries, but I have a hard time understanding them.
Could you be so kind to explain to me why one would be offended by that?