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In the real world you just find pretexts to fire people, and the laws are written to permit such outs. Your trust in the legal system is touching. (And then there's that Hewlett-Packard class ageism class action that was settled for 18 millions. Is that one or two days of profits?)

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because the real world is complicated.

How can I tell that person is an asshole who meant to hurt my feelings vs that person who just said a stupid thing without thinking about it?

I can't, so the reality is that some subset of people are going to get away with hurting my feelings on purpose. The alternative is that people who make mistakes get punished unnecessarily.

Which side of that would you rather the law be on?

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