I Hate, Therefore I Am

It does seem like hate is a common thing folks identify with now. When I'm on social media or elsewhere I often think "I want to know what you like, not hate..."

I'm reminded of a car I was waiting at a light behind recently. It had a "You are loved" bumper sticker. It also had a whole series of stickers telling me what other people might do or say that the other driver doesn't like and a few promised violence if someone did them.

It does seem like people without much else to identify with will choose hate. It does seem easier.

Sad stuff.

Man's search for a place in the universe is a tale as old as time. In this particular era, where the information environment pushes us to absolute judgements on complex issues, it can be difficult to publicly identify with tribe X. Can tribe X survive the purity test du jour? It's easier to define yourself in opposition, to be on the other side of the failed purity test. (Elon, in this article, is a great example. Does your crowd allow for any good in his work?)