When I was younger, I always remember hearing “if you hate someone, it means you wan’t them to fall off of the earth.”

I had a talk with a fellow employee of mine about hate a few days ago when I stopped by his house. It really changed my perspective on using the term hate. I’ll only use it in a joking context or when I really, fully mean that I hate something/someone. So, I don’t hate you - but I definitely can’t fucking stand you.