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Fair enough, I feel that's different than not liking someone.
In casual conversation, when referring to an artist, an actor, comedian, etc., when someone says “I don’t like X“, it typically refers to their performance/art, not to them personally.
For example, I never really liked Monet. I certainly never knew the guy, so I can’t comment on him personally, so what I really mean is that I never really liked his art.
Yes, it’s vague and deserves clarification, but there it is. English is a messy language.
Also, I never really thought about it until now, but in pure text form without tone of voice or body language, it's hard to differentiate whether "I don't like him" means "eh, he's not for me" or "I actively dislike him".
Case in point
I normally agree and mostly still do, but I do feel with as polarized as the population has become, it's not as clear as it used to be.
Your Monet example I spot on for it. If I heard someone just say they didn't like them, I honestly wouldn't know if they meant the act or the person because of what they do. I personally don't enjoy the product because it's so over the top, but I have no problems with the people or those that do like it.
Now what you’re commenting on is the inherent laziness of people nowadays, and how they don’t really bother to express themselves very clearly anymore. it’s a very real problem that leads to a lot of miscommunications, especially online when vocal tone is absent from interpersonal interactions.
I blame our failing education system for that, alongside the forced brevity of online communications.