What is the trait you most deplore in others?

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Entitlement, arrogance, and bigotry.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2023 source ↗

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I hate rich people that feel a need to tell you how hard they had it (“We had the smallest pool on the block”). And I hate poor people that feel a need to puff up their bios so they can better fit in with the rich—you meet a lot of Talented Mr. Ripleys in showbiz.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2016 source ↗

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