Poll: Stop Hating Things

[Vern5]

That's not a command. It's more of a "see if you can do this for a day".

It occurs to me that the this forum/the internet/the world is filled with hateful people talking about the things they hate and then hating those things even more. Hating something is almost a sense of identity in the way people throw the word around in conversation. Friendships are formed around the concept of hatred, usually when two people come together and agree about things they mutually hate. Ordinary people will take up arms and form ragtag militias if you can convince them all to hate the same thing enough for an extended period of time.

Hatred is a part of being human or so it seems.

So here's a strange challenge. Do you think you could stop hating anything and possibly everything for 24 hours? No, that doesn't mean you have to be nice to everyone. It just means you have to let go of every feeling of outrage, resentment, jealousy, and disgust you have towards everything.

I have a theory that it is impossible to stop hating. Even I, mellow and silly as I am, cannot stop hating myself for my inadequacies nor can I stop hating people who think its fun to cut me off on the highway.

So how about it? Could you refrain from hate for exactly 24 hours? Or perhaps you know yourself well enough to realize you would relapse back into hatred well before then?

 

[ResonanceSD]

Try driving in Sydney for 10 minutes without the urge to hurl green shells at every other person on the roads. I couldn't go 24h

 

[latenightapplepie]

I think I could easily stop hating for 24 hours. That is, external hatred. Internal, I'm not so sure about.

 

[Lucem712]

I could probably stop verbalizing my hate. (Though, I'm a hot-head; no promises.) Though, internal, more reactionary hate is not as easy to control.

 

[dyre]

I don't hate much to begin with, so yeah, no problem. Though, I do firmly oppose many things, so if you told me to stop doing that for 24 hours, that might be more difficult.

 

[Freechoice]

OP, I hate you for having made such a thread.

Captcha: Good Job

He's being sarcastic, btw.

 

[Total LOLige]

People hate everyone that isn't themselves, friends are the people we hate the least. It would be impossible for the world to stop hating each other. It'd be like asking us to give up water we simply couldn't do it. I don't hate many things so I could go a week without hating on things.

 

[Vault101]

I guess this doesnt really apply to me..I'm not a hater, in fact I'm quite happy all the time

except when the person I live with lecures me on cleaning and dishes...thats when my short fuse gets lit..

 

[Dags90]

except when the person I live with lecures me on cleaning and dishes...thats when my short fuse gets lit..

Fuses don't really get lit though, they blow. Sorta like your mother! (Couldn't resist, too easy)[footnote]Unless you're talking non electrical fuses...[/footnote]

Eh, I don't "hate" a lot of things. It's mostly people. Wouldn't this have to be a group effort? I'm sure I could spend 24 hours of selfish, isolated hedonism (I'm pretty sure I've done it before actually), it'd be much harder to not hate when I have to deal with people.

 

[Sandernista]

As I live in a society that is inherently violent, and I hate violence, my answer would have to be no.

 

[geK0]

I'm not a very hateful person, although I hate hatred : \

I find myself often making futile efforts to get people to stop hating each other, but so many people seem to have that "if you're not with me you're against me" attitude and tend to show hostility toward neutral parties. I don't know why I bother trying to get people to get along -....-

 

[aba1]

I dislike things but I really don't hate anything at all. I suppose most won't believe me but I am very good at letting things go and not getting emotionally attached to almost anything. I obviously like and dislike things but there really isn't anything I hate and very little I love. When ever my friends ask me why I don't seem to care or get upset I just figure it isn't worth the time or effort to be bothered, it isn't like it would get me anywhere.

 

[=y]

Sorry, I cannot love this headache I have. I am trying for you bud, I really am.

 

[Keoul]

Of course I can, Sleep for 24 hours. If I wake up somewhere in between have a glass of water prepared, take a sip and go back to sleep.

Myth busted

 

[JaceArveduin]

Nope, because I can't go a day without finding something to hate, feels unnatural. Like how I people who just buff Sacred Wolves as there only strategy, badass bruisers that just won't die, orc archer spammers, lucky chakaars who only hit me cause my computer's a piece of junk, etc. I can keep adding things if you want.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

I have done it for many moons now. What I have confirmed is that those who simply choose to hate without trying themselves to stop hating will forever be doomed to hate. I always try to warn/advise people in my household to do things differently, mainly because they have grown accustomed to patterns and habits that results in so much unwanted hate in the home that it can all be avoided.

Instead of getting a sincere confirmation that they will attempt to avoid the hate at all costs, it always comes down to resolve and fortitude, which I have realized that it is nowhere to be found among these people and only lies within myself.

So I continue to keep the peace within myself and stay out of their hateful affairs because I simply cannot help those who do not seek it. Tragic events and hurtful situations have yet to phase these people into considering a change within themselves.

 

[manic_depressive13]

I don't see why I would want to stop feeling hate. Letting go of hatred would be turning a blind eye to all the suffering in the world and saying 'you know, this doesn't bother me.' I've tried it, but the truth is that it does bother me. I won't stop hating people who allow others to starve, suffer and die for their own personal gain, because when you cease to hate injustice is when you allow injustice to occur.

 

[phantasmalWordsmith]

I actually try to do this all the time but so far, all I've achieved is indifference on most things save for my ex-girlfriend in my college class and this one berk I knew in school.