“Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.” - Richard M. Nixon, in his White House farewell
Haters will hate. They will always hate. This is the nature of the hater. Haters hate because they are demonized by the actions of others. Haters hate because they can’t do. A hater watches on the sidelines of life, too timid to try but too egotistical to watch others succeed. They are more apt to criticize than to try and fail. Every great man who succeeds in putting his dreams to action and accomplishes exactly what he had envisioned in his most uninhibited fantasy will be hated on.
Internet message boards are a breeding ground for hater-ation. It is here in the murky anonymity of the Internet that haters can unite and pacify their tremendous egos and wanton jealousy. They congregate and swap stories of inadequacy, taking delight in criticizing other peoples actions. “Look at that doer over there!” they exclaim with venomous thrill, “That’s not that right way to do it all!” Does Steve Jobs really give a flying rats ass that some 43 year old douche in Minnesota making $18/hour as the manager of the local Arby’s thinks his iPod is “overrated?” I doubt it, highly.
So, like death and taxes, the haters will hate. Ironically, its the hate that spews out of the haters mouth which makes him unable to acquire the knowledge they need to become like the people they so pugnaciously hate on. It is the player that does what he wants to, and the hater that does what he can. This is the fundamental difference between the player and the hater. The player is the yin to the haters yang. The player is always positive and dwelling on commonalities, the hater is constantly negative and dwells on differences. The player is a uniting force, looking to strength bonds with his fellow humans, while the hater highlights their differences and remains cold and distant from his peers.
Progress is due, not in large part, but in the entire part to the contribution of players. Progress requires change and as we have learned, the haters do not like to change. If they did, they would slowly find the inner player inside of them and grow to (for lack of a better term) hate on their inner hater.
This is the way of the free-market as well. Progress is necessary in order to keep the market fresh and thronged with positive, life-enhancing goods and services. Haters view the market as an inherently evil place full of greed and corruption. This is just an extension of their unhealthy attitude toward the world around them. Players view the market as an opportunity to expand on their life by giving value to others as well as themselves.
The players work from within the system to provide their own unique value. They look to innovate where there are voids. The player provides the substance, that brides the gaps in technology, business, social settings, and worldly knowledge. America is a country built by these men of merit, and as long as there are players innovating there will always be haters attempting to tear them down. Nobody had more haters than Dick Nixon, that’s for sure. Somehow, despite the haters he became the most import figure in the world for a stretch of five plus years. So keep on hatin’ haters, maybe one day the world will realize you are right and Steve Jobs is a moron.
