Tough love should only be used for family and friends. How much business would personal trainers have, if they called clients "fat whales" and "disgusting POS".
Everyone reacts differently. The most successful people can see the exact angle to approach.
Yeah, well hate to break it to you, but this is getbig. I'm not a personal trainer and I sure as hell ain't a person that people should look to to help them through tough times. I don't come here to make people feel better or make friends, I come here for entertainment and to share my opinions with others. If there are people that are honestly trying and I feel my experiences can help them, I share them.
This isn't real life, anyone coming on knows that this isn't the place to come get sympathy for your problems. If I don't know someone personally, and I don't feel like they're honestly trying to they're just acting like a dick, I'm going to call a spade a spade. I'm not some kind of hero or bleeding heart. Sorry.
I'm also not going to base my moral compass around yours; just because you feel that tough love should "only be used on friends and family" (which is dumb for a number of reason, friends and family are the easiest people for addicts/fatties to brush off) doesn't mean I'm required to agree with you or abide by that. I feel exactly the opposite. When someone hears the truth from a complete stranger they're far more likely to take it seriously that they are from friends and family.
I refuse to be nice to strangers on the internet JUST BECAUSE they're strangers on the internet. Thats retarded.