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"Be Hated." I always thought being liked by everyone should be my goal. After reading this, I realized that being hated is is even better.

• candre717 16y ago
  Yes. Being hated is so much better. And, so is "falling in love," which I thought made for a good balance.
• rxever 16y ago
  My interpretation of him saying be hated is to speak and do the things you believe in even if they dont quite resemble with the audience you are in. So I think it's not in searching of people to hate you but in having the guts to speak your mind and do the things you believe in no matter what others think of it. And hatred of other people because of you doing it and them not having guts to do it sometimes comes along with it.
  • vkdelta 16y ago
    Very true.
  • paulgerhardt 16y ago
    "Any child can blurt out the truth, without thought to the consequences. It takes great maturity to appreciate the value of silence."
• sp332 16y ago
  Mark Twain wrote about a guy (can't remember the name of the short story) who got a doppelganger to take his place in tedious social situations. The doppelganger was sent to town-hall meetings with instructions to always vote in the minority, and soon the man had a reputation as prudent and wise in matters of politics :-)
  • lkozma 16y ago
    Fantastic ... there is also the "minority game" in which in each round each participant decides (at the same time) "up" or "down" and those who guessed the minority opinion get a point, the majority lose one. People have tried to model the stock market with this repeated game.