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		slantyyz on May 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stop Calling People Morons. > Calling people morons and having a negative attitude won't make you many friends. This only matters if you want or need friends. While most people do, there are some that don't.

prophetjohn on May 14, 2012 [–]

It's also not likely to win people to your way of thinking, which is largely what the book is about.

slantyyz on May 14, 2012 | [–]

The individuals referred to in the OP calling people morons probably aren't very concerned about that either.

Some might argue that they don't need to be concerned about that.

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