katzefrau wrote:
more generally, being thought mean or rude for objecting to things that are mean or rude.
Yes, I hate that too. I always want to call people out on whatever mean or underhanded thing they did (and often do, getting myself into all sorts of trouble), but that invariably makes me into the bad guy. I also can't stand it when other people accept meanness with a shrug, or even pretend it didn't happen. I guess that's the social compact, to keep things
smooth on the surface, and people's feelings be damned.
NTs socialize inside out. it's the core that matters.