Etiquette is an implementation of decency so that inequality is basically "truth > 0".
One can be truthful and decent without being a jerk. In fact, the most effective truthful and decent people are the "not jerks".
FWIW, I've found that folks who try to justify being jerks with "I'm just telling the truth" typically aren't that truthful. They're just passive-agressive mean, which makes them worse than straight-up jerks.
Etiquette is an implementation of decency so that inequality is basically "truth > 0".
One can be truthful and decent without being a jerk. In fact, the most effective truthful and decent people are the "not jerks".
FWIW, I've found that folks who try to justify being jerks with "I'm just telling the truth" typically aren't that truthful. They're just passive-agressive mean, which makes them worse than straight-up jerks.