Of course not. My point was that people are taking it personally, are taking it as a personal attack on something they identify with. But the reality is that it’s not about them.
What makes you think they’re taking it personally? Is it just the fact that they’re taking it seriously and getting cross about it? (It seems to me that one can perfectly well get cross about something without taking it personally.) Or is there something else?
Of course not. My point was that people are taking it personally, are taking it as a personal attack on something they identify with. But the reality is that it’s not about them.
What makes you think they’re taking it personally? Is it just the fact that they’re taking it seriously and getting cross about it? (It seems to me that one can perfectly well get cross about something without taking it personally.) Or is there something else?