There were nasty comments about Aaron in that HN post, which got nasty replies.
There were nasty comments about Ed in this thread, which got nasty replies.
There were nasty comments about Michael in the linked post, which got nasty replies.
We can say the most criticizing things in a way that is not nasty, how? but putting question marks instead of exclamation points. By talking about facts and not opinions. By being aware that the persona we are taking about is also a person, by always thinking what if I was on the other end of that comment.
Is there any drawback in being nicer? I can't think of any.
Is there any benefit for being nasty? I can't think of any either.
There were nasty comments about Aaron in that HN post, which got nasty replies.
There were nasty comments about Ed in this thread, which got nasty replies.
There were nasty comments about Michael in the linked post, which got nasty replies.
We can say the most criticizing things in a way that is not nasty, how? but putting question marks instead of exclamation points. By talking about facts and not opinions. By being aware that the persona we are taking about is also a person, by always thinking what if I was on the other end of that comment.
Is there any drawback in being nicer? I can't think of any. Is there any benefit for being nasty? I can't think of any either.