#11. The PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE Update

EXAMPLES:

"Gabe Samson would rather not, thank you very much.”
"Mary Hales told you so."
"Brenna Vogel could do without THAT in her life."

Although Facebook invites a wide range of uncomfortable dialogue and public displays of TMI, there's still a line many social networkers won't cross. Many people will suggest that they're angry but won't say why, or they'll express frustration about something or someone in their life, but won't say who or what exactly is getting on their nerves.

Like being passive aggressive in real life, the Passive Aggressive update lets you grumble without truly confronting your problem. It means leaving out specifics but incorporating a tone just bitter enough for everyone to know you're disappointed, and might also send a message to the particular person getting under your skin.

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