Nick Perry argues that chasing approval kills your freedom. You can respect people without living by their rules. Being disliked is the price of doing anything real.
You must learn to be disliked or you'll find yourself stuck in a prison of other people's desires. Every time you bend to please someone else, you hand over your freedom and get fucked in the process. The most successful people, they're okay with being misunderstood, judged or even hated. Because they know the alternative is living someone else's script. Acknowledge other people, respect other people, but end it there.
