People get addicted to feeling offended all the time because it gives them a high; being self-righteous and morally superior feels good. As political cartoonist Tim Kreider put it in a New York Times op-ed: Outrage is like a lot of other things that feel good but over time devour us from the inside out. And its even more insidious than most vices because we dont even consciously acknowledge that its a pleasure. Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson