Did I call you a jerk? Did I say I am glad I will never meet you? I have met many people who sounded like a jerk to me. Some ended up having significant and treasured effects on my life. Learning to be tolerant and polite takes effort. "A man is only as big as the things that make him mad", one of my favorite lines, from "Bad Day at Black Rock" Hate me all you want. But where do you think you'll end up? If you already know jerks from non-jerks then you will only learn from non-jerks. Your life will only exist in that group of non-jerks. If that's so good why step out of it to insult me? Why go out of your way to say something hateful to someone else?