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Overrated is a good question - by Eli Qian - Nonlinear

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Eric Stefanski, Hits, 2022 Negativity is fun. This is an expansion on what I previously wrote: It’s also boring to be positive about things. Being positive is the agreeable thing to do—the default perspective. You’re positive when you’re trying to be polite and not piss anyone off or disqualify yourself. When you say you don’t like something, that’s less agreeable. You run the risk of alienating someone or coming off poorly, and it’s this risk that gives people the sense you’re being authentic. Asking someone what they think is overrated is a great question. Just make sure you hold the…

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