Women are told they're overreacting so often- whether it's true or not- it's hard not to get annoyed when someone says that. Furthermore, you don't get to decide whether someone else is allowed to be offended. You may be cool with people making nasty comments about your nation- it doesn't give you a license to say things which offend others.
On topic:
I prefer to build my structures in creative mode, then switch to survival for building everything else. I have always found gathering materials for construction to be hellishly tedious (so... many... bricks...), so I am happier allowing myself infinite bricks while still relying on mining/quarrying to acquire resources for all that which is not a wall, a ceiling or a floor. Plus, the ability to fly & place/remove blocks at will means I can experiment with different aesthetic looks quickly and easily. (Don't like that tower? Tear the whole thing down and replace it, in under ten minutes!) This way, I keep the sandbox vanilla Minecraft I love so much, while still enjoying the challenge of machinery and automation.
Also, I play sometimes on Peaceful, sometimes not. Depends on what mood I'm in. Monsters never really fit with Minecraft's theme, in my opinion. If I want a game with great combat, I'll go for Dark Souls.
Yes, I know that this is the "WRONG WAY" to play. I know some of you will find my playstyle lazy and call my builds worthless because I utilize creative mode for structures. Don't care. I like it like this.
