Being gratuitously rude to people isn’t the point. ‘Maintaining a garden’ for the purpose of optimal PR involves far more targeted and ruthless intervention. “Weeds” (those who are likely to try sabotage your reputation, otherwise interfere with your goals, or significantly provoke ‘rudeness’ from others) are removed early before they have a chance to take root.
Being gratuitously rude to people isn’t the point. ‘Maintaining a garden’ for the purpose of optimal PR involves far more targeted and ruthless intervention. “Weeds” (those who are likely to try sabotage your reputation, otherwise interfere with your goals, or significantly provoke ‘rudeness’ from others) are removed early before they have a chance to take root.