Our series on embracing your inner antihero continues with a look at superheroes who definitely don’t wear capes: ethical haters. Slate culture writer Scaachi Koul sits down with How To!’s Carvell Wallace for a conversation about the power of haterade—and why “hating up” distinguishes ethical haters from run-of-the-mill, establishment negativity.
Links Mentioned: 
<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250270504/suckerpunch/">Sucker Punch</a> by Scaachi Koul
Scaachi’s Substack, <a href="https://scaachi.substack.com/">Hater Nation</a>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739405/banal-nightmare-by-halle-butler/">Banal Nightmare</a> by Halle Butler
<a href="https://wondery.com/shows/scamfluencers/">Scamfluencers</a>
Missed our first installment? Check out <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2025/07/how-to-master-the-art-of-revenge">How To Get Sweet, Sweet Revenge</a>. Next week: How to gossip! (But we didn’t tell you that...)
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