Polite ways of telling someone they suck?

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The most polite way to say it is "we all suck"

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"ima hold yo hand while i say this, you kinda suck"

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or better yet "you needa work on it"

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“We all suck in some ways, but you’re a bit above average”.
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BasixWhiteBoy wrote:
“We all suck in some ways, but you’re a bit above average”.

HAHA YEAH that's a good one

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“What you’re doing clearly isn’t working, so try something else”.
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wrote:
#34 autism is not being able to block things out, that makes no sense and is a little offensive to those who have it

Fair enough.

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I'll delete it

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“I bet you have a lot of participation trophies”

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your presence is rather nice. however i would rather not be within the bounds of it.

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it lowk depends on the sitation tho like if ur talking abt them selling over a game bc they like suck at it js tell em u gotta work on it but if its a personality issue or smth js let them know you think they're great n everything but u gotta like distance

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Muffin_Soul wrote:

I need it to be not too direct, a bit subtle, and polite. Any ideas are appreciated.

Just text them the this message:

We all know you suck.

There's no need to deny it.

Good luck to you, Chuck...

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“Don’t be a chicken!”
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you kinda stupid

just, be stupid somewhere else

stupi duper

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Polite ways of telling someone they suck:

"We don't see eye to eye and I'm okay keeping it that way."

"I don't have the bandwidth to engage with you any further."

"I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree with you."

"I prefer to keep our interactions brief and professional."

"You're entitled to your opinion, just not my time."

"If there's nothing else, I'm gonna have to move on."

"I'm happy to revisit this conversation once you have a stronger understanding of the topic."

"I'll be happy to explain it to you again, perhaps using more simpler terms."

"I look forward to seeing how this plays out for you."

"I'd love to hear to someone else in the room who hasn't spoken yet give their thoughts."

"I think we hit the limit on how productive this conversation could be."

"Let's hold any additional comments for when they are necessary."

"Help me understand how you came to that conclusion."

"Fascinating, I've never heard anyone put it that way."

"I understand what you're saying but the facts say otherwise."

"I appreciate your suggestion but I'm gonna have stick with my own approach."

"Interesting perspective but I'm good with where I'm at."

"I'm confused, are you trying to be helpful or hurtful."

"I'm not open to criticism at this time but I appreciate your feedback."

"I don't respond to disrespect."

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"Git Gud"

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The question is more interresting than it seems.

I'd argue it depends on what it is you mean, when you say (or want to say) "You suck".

To make it short, I'd say, it would not translate into the same polite formulation if you meant "You suck at Tennis playing" or if you meant "You suck as a person" (for not keeoing a promise for an example).

In the first case, a simple "I think you should train more" (for Tennis) would do the job imo.

It's probably trickier in the second case (promise not kept), as it depends, I think, on the kind and quality of the relationship you have got with that person.

An option in any case, is to abstain from saying it. If that's a good or bad idea, again, depends on many factors: you need to figure out what's the best option, and ponder if your reasons are good reasons or not so good reasons, then, the possible fallout if you open your mouth and "speak dah trueth" so to speak...

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DiggyDug04 wrote:

Polite ways of telling someone they suck:

"We don't see eye to eye and I'm okay keeping it that way."

"I don't have the bandwidth to engage with you any further."

"I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree with you."

"I prefer to keep our interactions brief and professional."

"You're entitled to your opinion, just not my time."

"If there's nothing else, I'm gonna have to move on."

"I'm happy to revisit this conversation once you have a stronger understanding of the topic."

"I'll be happy to explain it to you again, perhaps using more simpler terms."

"I look forward to seeing how this plays out for you."

"I'd love to hear to someone else in the room who hasn't spoken yet give their thoughts."

"I think we hit the limit on how productive this conversation could be."

"Let's hold any additional comments for when they are necessary."

"Help me understand how you came to that conclusion."

"Fascinating, I've never heard anyone put it that way."

"I understand what you're saying but the facts say otherwise."

"I appreciate your suggestion but I'm gonna have stick with my own approach."

"Interesting perspective but I'm good with where I'm at."

"I'm confused, are you trying to be helpful or hurtful."

"I'm not open to criticism at this time but I appreciate your feedback."

"I don't respond to disrespect."

chatgpt, huh?

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"You'll get better with time"...

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Cherry-Blossom46 wrote:
DiggyDug04 wrote:

Polite ways of telling someone they suck:

"We don't see eye to eye and I'm okay keeping it that way."

"I don't have the bandwidth to engage with you any further."

"I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree with you."

"I prefer to keep our interactions brief and professional."

"You're entitled to your opinion, just not my time."

"If there's nothing else, I'm gonna have to move on."

"I'm happy to revisit this conversation once you have a stronger understanding of the topic."

"I'll be happy to explain it to you again, perhaps using more simpler terms."

"I look forward to seeing how this plays out for you."

"I'd love to hear to someone else in the room who hasn't spoken yet give their thoughts."

"I think we hit the limit on how productive this conversation could be."

"Let's hold any additional comments for when they are necessary."

"Help me understand how you came to that conclusion."

"Fascinating, I've never heard anyone put it that way."

"I understand what you're saying but the facts say otherwise."

"I appreciate your suggestion but I'm gonna have stick with my own approach."

"Interesting perspective but I'm good with where I'm at."

"I'm confused, are you trying to be helpful or hurtful."

"I'm not open to criticism at this time but I appreciate your feedback."

"I don't respond to disrespect."

chatgpt, huh?

It definitely resembles the grossly nice robot's work.