<\/p>\n
You\u2019re all young people, right? Younger than me at least. Well, when I was young the world was different and everybody said what they meant and meant what they said. But now that our society values hokey crap like \u201cself-esteem\u201d and \u201ckindness,\u201d saying the hurtful but factual things on your mind is only getting harder and harder. <\/p>\n
But I\u2019ve discovered the perfect way to call people on their BS without causing the bullshitter undue anxiety: aggressive pointing. If you\u2019re anything like me, you\u2019re 48, out of work, and have a body mass index of 37. The world we live in is tailor-made for entitled young twenty-somethings with quirky hobbies and disposable income. But if you follow the dos and don\u2019ts of Aggro-pointalism, you\u2019ll find that the world will start making sense again.<\/p>\n
Do’s:<\/p>\n
1) Do use this on people you consider weaker than you. Anyone from ages 2 to 200 can spout off bullshit (provided they are still alive); therefore I shouldn\u2019t feel bad for aggressively pointing at a three-year-old in Wal-Mart who\u2019s crying ’cause he\u2019s hungry. I\u2019ve been hungry before. It\u2019s not that bad.<\/p>\n
2) Do use this with stranger and friend alike. My ex-wife will tell you that I never held back at home when it came to calling her out on her BS with aggressive pointing. <\/p>\n
3) Do use this technique in public. Many people may be caught of guard at first, and some may feel threatened.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019ts: <\/p>\n
1) Don\u2019t give up until you\u2019ve gotten your way. Some people are very stubborn or even adamant about their bullshit, because to them, it isn\u2019t bullshit. But if you stick to your guns, this tried-and- true method of calling them out always pays off in the end.<\/p>\n
2) Don\u2019t say a word. At any stage in the process people may try to resolve the situation using their words. But words is just “bullshit” spelled differently. <\/p>\n
3) Don\u2019t expect it to work every time. Is my method the best? Unquestionably. Now, quit asking questions and keep reading. However, some people are just so set in their ways that directly pointing at them will only get you kicked out of the PTA meeting. Don\u2019t let that stand in your way.<\/p>\n
Above all, remember that the world needs people like us to point out everything that upsets us or violates our expectations. Otherwise, how can we possibly expect to make this world a better place to live, raise a family, and listen to Bruce Springsteen in peace?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Dan’s Tough Dad Jan. 8, 2015 You\u2019re all young people, right? Younger than me at least. Well, when I was young the world was different and everybody said what they meant and meant what they said. But now that our society values hokey crap like \u201cself-esteem\u201d and \u201ckindness,\u201d saying the hurtful but factual things on your mind is only getting harder and harder. But I\u2019ve discovered the perfect way to call people on their BS without causing the bullshitter undue anxiety: aggressive pointing. If you\u2019re anything like me, you\u2019re 48, out of work, and have a body mass index of 37. The world we live in is tailor-made for entitled young twenty-somethings with quirky hobbies and disposable income. But if you follow the dos and don\u2019ts of Aggro-pointalism, you\u2019ll find that the world will start making sense again. Do’s: 1) Do use this on people you consider weaker than you. Anyone from ages 2 to 200 can spout off bullshit (provided they are still alive); therefore I shouldn\u2019t feel bad for aggressively pointing at a three-year-old in Wal-Mart who\u2019s crying ’cause he\u2019s hungry. I\u2019ve been hungry before. It\u2019s not that bad. 2) Do use this with stranger and friend alike. My ex-wife will tell you that I never held back at home when it came to calling her out on her BS with aggressive pointing. 3) Do use this technique in public. Many people may be caught of guard at first, and some may feel threatened. Don\u2019ts: 1) Don\u2019t give up until you\u2019ve gotten your way. Some people are very stubborn or even adamant about their bullshit, because to them, it isn\u2019t bullshit. But if you stick to your guns, this tried-and- true method of calling them out always pays off in the end. 2) Don\u2019t say a word. At any stage in the process people may try to resolve the situation using their words. But words is just “bullshit” spelled differently. 3) Don\u2019t expect it to work every time. Is my method the best? Unquestionably. Now, quit asking questions and keep reading. However, some people are just so set in their ways that directly pointing at them will only get you kicked out of the PTA meeting. Don\u2019t let that stand in your way. Above all, remember that the world needs people like us to point out everything that upsets us or violates our expectations. Otherwise, how can we possibly expect to make this world a better place to live, raise a family, and listen to Bruce Springsteen in peace?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-komono"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3125,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions\/3125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}