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comment by humanodon
humanodon  ·  3730 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Be Hated

If by "be hated" the writer means "don't give a fuck about people who might be offended" then yeah, I agree. But to intentionally provoke people just to provoke them is juvenile. Either way, one should be in control of how they affect people, because that is part of being an adult. If you can't manage perception, then I am firmly in the camp of "you are incompetent" or "you are an ass".

Finesse is the name of the game. Making people hate you is fine, as long as there is an endgame.