Don't be an A-hole. It's simple. Everyone knows what an a-hole does and how to not to be an a-hole by not doing those things. When someone cuts another car off going 50mph in a 25 speed zone without using their blinker, they’re being an a-hole; when someone stays in their lane and goes the speed limit, they're not being an a-hole. When someone screams at a pizza faced teenage employee at the local branch of a nation-wide chain for half an hour because they aren't allowed to make a return without the receipt, they’re being an a-hole; when they accept the company's policy and move on, they're not being an a-hole. We all see these, and many other, a-holes and when we see them do these type of things we know that they, in that particular moment, are a-holes. In this instant we know they are a huge jerk and
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When I see a mom at Kohl's yelling at a young teen because she “doesn't need the receipt” (even though it's posted on every register how no returns will be accepted without one), I don't see Cheryl the PTA mom who cares for her kids and has donated about a hundred hours of her time to helping the school district, I see a horrible angry woman yelling at a poor teenager over something the teen has no control over. When a person is an a-hole they lose a big part of their humanity. A-holes become someone nobody likes, often not even themselves. I'm not saying everyone needs to be a perfect person or a beacon of goodness in their communities. Very few people are capable of doing such a thing. All I'm asking is for some simple introspection, all refraining from being an a-hole requires. I want people to look at themselves and think about how reckless driving, pointless screaming matches, and other acts of a-holeness reflect on their character. I want us as a population to become more self-aware and, most importantly, to not be a bunch of
When I see a mom at Kohl's yelling at a young teen because she “doesn't need the receipt” (even though it's posted on every register how no returns will be accepted without one), I don't see Cheryl the PTA mom who cares for her kids and has donated about a hundred hours of her time to helping the school district, I see a horrible angry woman yelling at a poor teenager over something the teen has no control over. When a person is an a-hole they lose a big part of their humanity. A-holes become someone nobody likes, often not even themselves. I'm not saying everyone needs to be a perfect person or a beacon of goodness in their communities. Very few people are capable of doing such a thing. All I'm asking is for some simple introspection, all refraining from being an a-hole requires. I want people to look at themselves and think about how reckless driving, pointless screaming matches, and other acts of a-holeness reflect on their character. I want us as a population to become more self-aware and, most importantly, to not be a bunch of