Quote Originally Posted by AntiochusIII
Precisely. You first made the interesting claim that egoism might not be negative after all, then you assert your cynicism. That contradicts each other. If you are cynical of egoism then you view it as negative, but resigned to it as inevitable.
It's not necessary contradictory, one can hate people for several reason. I'm not cynical of egoism, and I don't think I've ever said that. If I have, I misunderstood myself.