About this quote

That snap question is often the honest place you end up when people have worn you down. It points to exhaustion, repeated bad interactions, or weak boundaries more than to a permanent dislike of everyone. Ask who or what triggers the feeling and name one specific change you can try. Set a small limit, step out of the room, or move your time toward better company and watch whether the feeling eases.

When to use it

• Retail closing shift after a customer yelled at you for store policy (work): you lean toward a coworker and mutter, 'Do you hate people?'.
• Thanksgiving dinner when a cousin keeps grilling you about life choices (family): you step into the hallway and whisper, 'Do you hate people?'.
• Group project where classmates left you the whole presentation (study): you text a friend, 'Do you hate people? I did all the slides.'
• Pickup basketball after teammates blame you for a lost game (sport): you sit on the bench and quietly say, 'Do you hate people?'.