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If one is upset that the places they visit are too populated, such as coffee shops, beaches, museums, etc., is that frustration a sign of hypocrisy? To put it another way, if I resent crowds and wish that people would leave, but I don't leave, am I being a hypocrite?
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November 2, 2005

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Peter Lipton
November 2, 2005 (changed November 2, 2005) Permalink

There is nothing hypocritical about wishing that one was, say, the only person on a beach. On the other hand, if you don't just wish that other people went away, but you think they have an obligation to leave, then you are probably entering the hypocrisy zone.

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