Dishonesty and insincerity.
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Inefficiency. Whiners.
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Arrogance and entitlement.
Julian Lennon
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Ghosting, where you are mid-conversation with someone and they disappear off the face of the planet.
To be dishonest. Sometimes people have to be dishonest in order not to hurt, but if someone is basically dishonest, that is a different matter.
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