If you're genuinely curious, I can give you a glimpse into their rationality (though I strongly disagree with it).
Say, for just a brief moment, that you consider trans people to be mentally ill. Calling them by their preferred pronouns would be like giving a drink to an alcoholic--you'd be encouraging it, which would be to their detriment. And worse, you'd be liable to whatever diety might be displeased with your actions that caused someone else to continue in their sin.
Of course, that only works if you have a very poor understanding of both gender and theology. The real reason the bigots don't like trans people is because it challenges their worldview, which is uncomfortable. And instead of facing that head on, they'd rather try to justify their current view.
I generally blame the instructors when that happens. I've taken classes on the most menial subjects that were great because the instructor was great. Almost anything can be enjoyable to learn if you have the right teacher.
Relevant self-promotion: I created a custom launcher, Mere Launcher, in part to help someone with tremors. This launcher uses no swipe gestures on the home page and the favorites are fairly large by default. Hope it's useful!
Someone who asks for help with their laptop, then opens it to reveal what appears to be several years worth of snacks smashed into the keyboard and on the screen. No, Doug, I don't want to drive.
To be fair, I'll use the more convenient shortcuts (cut/copy/paste, select all, save) that are genuinely easier to do with one hand. But Alt+F4? It either requires two hands or else your hand needs to qualify for Cirque de Soleil to hit it properly. Some of the "standard" keybinds are often more trouble than moving the pointer.
Just give them ordinary names. Then when someone hears you say something like, "I think Greg is due for a reboot" you'll make their day that much weirder.
I'll sometimes pick ordinary names that are loosely related to the function for memory purposes. ingress01 becomes Ingred, cluster01 becomes Gus (i.e., Gus the Cluster), etc.
And of course, if there's a machine that you expect will give you trouble, you name it Richard.
Honey can change consistency, depending on how it is packaged and stored. In addition, you have to consider the cost and risk of storing it. But if you think the bees are going to die off, it could be a lucrative investment.
Two teams that alternate between playing the heroes and the rat guys. Playing the rat guys is a little tricky at first, but I've had fun with my buddies on it.
Maybe I just don't have the context to understand this, but it sounds like some sort of a misunderstanding. I can't say whether you might be on the spectrum, but I'd be equally confused at the person's response. It's possible they misunderstood or were otherwise having a bad day. But in this case, I'd say it's probably not you.
Many fines are just a tax on the poor and would fall under this.
I had a buddy who was rich, like fuck-you rich. He'd park his hummer wherever he felt like it (handicapped spots, up on the curb, etc), and every week he'd take his stack of parking tickets and write a cheque.
A lot of wealthy people are like this. They have no concept of what $100 is worth to an average person, and if the only punishment for something is a monetary fine, it's effectively permissable for them.
If you're genuinely curious, I can give you a glimpse into their rationality (though I strongly disagree with it).
Say, for just a brief moment, that you consider trans people to be mentally ill. Calling them by their preferred pronouns would be like giving a drink to an alcoholic--you'd be encouraging it, which would be to their detriment. And worse, you'd be liable to whatever diety might be displeased with your actions that caused someone else to continue in their sin.
Of course, that only works if you have a very poor understanding of both gender and theology. The real reason the bigots don't like trans people is because it challenges their worldview, which is uncomfortable. And instead of facing that head on, they'd rather try to justify their current view.
The Oatmeal wrote a great info comic on this.