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It's easier to criticize, than to actually do something. You can also get labeled as a jerk, and ostracized among your social group. You become known as "that
by blackrock 7y ago
It's easier to criticize, than to actually do something.
You can also get labeled as a jerk, and ostracized among your social group. You become known as "that guy.."
Often, it's more fun to use it to share an inside joke with someone, when you use it to criticize someone else.
When I give feedback, I like to preface it as a constructive criticism.
When something doesn't affect me directly, I prefer to just let it slide, than to deal with the blowback.
As with anything else, it's better to use it judiciously.
- mattrp 7y agoI can personally attest that sarcasm will get you labeled as a jerk, downvoted on hn and generally despised, but it will not boost your productivity.
- alexhutcheson 7y agoA recent paper found that people who endorsed cynical beliefs were more likely to be treated disrespectfully by others: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/01/the-vicious-cycle-of-disrespect-and-cynicism.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/01/th...