Carl George :fedora: :centos: on Nostr: Your analogy is not the same thing at all. Let's just stay on topic instead of trying ...

Your analogy is not the same thing at all. Let's just stay on topic instead of trying to bend over backwards to make an awkward analogy fit.

Interpreting an invitation to participate as rude requires you to assume intent, so you're inventing your own context. If you're going to go that far, any statement (especially text lacking verbal connotation) can be interpreted as rude. Instead, take things at face value and assume good intentions.