> Hyper focusing on the words being used, diminishes time spent on the transaction of mind.
On the other hand, this is the whole point of writing poetry. You focus on the particular shape of words and try to fit them to an arbitrary, meaningless, pattern.
I think the GP was focusing on people rising to fight when "others" are offended (as opposed to "I/we are offended by this"), but it may just be my pet peeve ;)
Language is a way of conveying meaning.
Hyper focusing on the words being used, diminishes time spent on the transaction of mind.