It’s been one of the most note worthy attributes of anything I write or say. For whatever reason, people get very sensitive and over react more than they need to. The latest case of this started with the column I wrote this week. Sparing details that would get me fired from Neowin, I cause some chaos within the ranks as some who have invested in the site grew angry with my less than positive comments regarding some aspects of their company. I’m going to avoid the obvious “conflict of interest” rant.

Anyway, it’s weird how I’m always the guy to cause the problems. I’m not even the most outgoing person, at all, and yet I always wind up being the one who has to say the things people don’t like hearing. It can be a real pain in the ass, to be honest. I wrote an honest, opinionated article and had to deal with crap that shouldn’t have been an issue. The same goes for things I write on here. I write honestly and openly and people seem to always get offended. I understand people don’t like the negative aspects of their life to be brought to the forefront, but if you do something to frustrate me or anger me or hurt me, do I not have a right to talk about it and work through it in my own way?

The funny thing is that I’m always not writing things out of the concern of pissing people off. I think I need to stop that. It’s not healthy nor is it fair. I have to be honest. If you don’t appreciate that, I guess you just have to stop listening when I speak.