Humor and comedy is at times the most powerful coping mechanism, a common phrase I’ve heard is that comedy is tragedy plus time. There are points recently though where I’m not sure anymore about that, sure its easy from an outside perceptive to look at a tragedy that didn't effect you and make a joke about it.

For people who were directly effected though its not so easy. The internet has almost become like an open mic for people to test out their shitty offensive jokes and see the response they get. If the response is positive they go out and tell it in the real world, if its negative they tell it anyways and just complain about peoples reactions to it.

I think if you look closely there are more people who complain about people being over-sensitive or being offended over nothing than people who actually are over-sensitive or get offended over nothing.

In other words, the argument that people are too easily offended is very often used as a straw man argument, when the real intention of the speaker is not to engage in any sort of critical introspection but to mock those who are reduced to the straw man.

I don’t have many regrets in my life, but one that always sits in the back of my mind is that I should of been nicer to people. There were times in my life were my lackadaisical attitude may have caused me to say things or make jokes that people laughed at, but in reality may of just hurt theirs or others feelings. Those people who are able to laugh off jokes aimed at them are stronger then I’ll ever be.

A sense of humor is a valued trait but so is empathy and you shouldn’t be rewarded for chucking it aside for the sake of a joke.