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Lots of us are accidental assholes sometimes, if it means hurting someone's feelings without meaning to.

• niggler 14y ago
  He was not being an accidental asshole. It's not just about hurting a person's feelings. 140 character limit aside, there are better ways of expressing your criticism without derision, and its better for the community if we try to maintain some decorum.
  • gruseom 14y ago
    Who's arguing for derision and indecorum? I find it easy to identify with a guy who screws up, hurts someone's feelings, and then trips over himself trying to make it better because he feels bad.
    • niggler 14y ago
      Accidental asshole isn't a real concept. I highly doubt any of the people would have reacted differently in person, for example. The character traits that we ascribe as being an asshole are developed over many days, during which many of the reactions are intentional.