The idea of "hate" as a conscious action

Wicked223 · 2011-08-22 14:58:20

It strikes as being so very ridiculous when people say "Stop hating" or "Don't hate this", as if I have some sort of switch in my brain dictating whether or not I feel some emotion toward something.

"hating something" is a reaction to external stimuli, not a conscious action. Generally, if someone hates something, it's because it hits some button they have or makes them feel uncomfortable.

Gelzo · 2011-08-22 15:00:04

Generally when people say to stop hating on something, I take it to mean stop bitching about it.

MillerCross · 2011-08-22 15:00:30

^This

snowbull · 2011-08-22 15:00:58

You could really say this about any behaviour/thought/emotion, and at that point you run up against the "Things are looking deterministic" wall.

Wicked223 · 2011-08-22 15:19:55

^^^ True. But then, given how liberally most people throw the the phrase around, you'd think all criticism was bad or something.

GLORIOUSLeader · 2011-08-22 15:22:12

To some people, it is. They tend to be the same ones, mind you, who say things like "Stop hating" or "Don't hate this."

LouieW · 2011-08-22 15:24:56

Wicked223,
Generally, if someone hates something, it's because it hits some button they have or makes them feel uncomfortable.

I pretty much agree with you about hating things. People are a different matter in my mind, but that is probably a bit off topic anyway.

Plus, I think there is difference between active and passive hate. For example, I feel like if you passively hate K-On! you probably will complain about it from time to time with your friends/acquaintances. If you actively hate it, I imagine that you might go to K-On! topics or sites to pester people who do like it or otherwise say that people you like it must have something wrong with themselves.

The former situation does not seem to cause much damage in my view and just demonstrates the fact that people have different tastes. I feel like the latter scenario is pretty problematic though.