"No offense" usually precedes stuff that one could object to by usual standards. It is a request to not be offended by something offensive.
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Replying to @robinhanson
@robinhanson "I should say this thing, and if offense results, so be it, but I don't VALUE offending you" can still be a useful signal.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies@robinhanson except it's really really really easy to hypocritically undermine to take free slaps at people.6 replies 0 retweets 1 like
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman @robinhanson The question is whether people falsely say "no offense intended", not whether it's easy or cheap to do so.
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