Coming up with euphemisms is my hobby. No one can tell when I'm being mean now.

disgusting food -> interesting and unique flavor profile

bad movie -> the director made decisions that challenge audience expectations

take your crazy pills -> I had not heard of that before

and of course the Southern classic

you idiot -> bless your heart (this one doesn't really work anymore because people know it)

"Good For You!" is code for "Go F** Yourself!" in some circles. (would become the same three-letter acronym)

I'd heard it through two different management consultancy sources, but that could easily have a common root, of course.

In some communities "Go f** yourself!" is code for "see ya later!", also.

We used to have a Scotsman as a site manager. Every single day when we were wrapping for a day, he used to say: well, fuck off now! Nice bloke.

Alternatively, "Pull Requests Welcome" is also code for "Go f*** yourself."

With respect; a lot of us out here know and used many of those the same way; we’re silently aware of the intent. I used to be that way. Over time feeling the need to fake it fell away; now I just mock everyone through muted indifference and a shrug, “good job at being a member of social life like everyone else” kind of energy.

Emotional archetypes are limited. You have borrowed others ideas because that’s how it works; you memorized such emotional states from others. Awareness of such emotional state is not yours alone.

See. That’s how you put someone down. Directly. Not through passive aggressive southerner classics. You’re far too obvious to those who have diverse real world experience and just come off as a cliche. But we silently eye roll rather than validate such antics through feedback, good or bad.

I read this comment with a Werner Herzog accent. I hope that's ok with you.

bless your heart.

The best response to passive aggressive attacks is their own echo.

I try to be like "ok, let's get back to the topic"

Are you planning to live in England by any chance?:)

Sigh.