Some sarcasm is perfectly fine depending on context, what I have issue with is the sarcasm used in a mean-spirited manner to insult or belittle someone, and I don't mean as a joke among friends.

I'd much rather someone directly insulted me to my face than try to crack a witty phrase to gain social reputation.

I try to have an assertive personalty and prefer to be open, honest and civil when sorting out an issue with someone and prefer the same back.

I think sarcasm is funny at times, but there's no situation I find passive-aggression entertaining at all, more than anything else many instances of sarcasm and all instances of passive-aggression send me mentally into a boiling rage of irrational dislike towards that person.

For this reason I hate the Youtube videos that show 'Passive-Aggressive Notes'. If some people really are this way, I want nothing to do with them. Ever.

If almost everyone is this way sometimes, all those stories I hear of scratching someone's car or spitting into their drinks when they're not looking, then call me a misanthrope.

This has been my anecdotal experiences, but the individuals I've met who use mean-spirited sarcasm or passive-aggression as 'weapons' of sorts to trigger and torment people, are some of the most avoidant and cowardly bunch I've ever met.

They're so quick to belittle me with passive-aggression/sarcasm to act tough to impress their friends socially, but almost instantly shrink or back-down the second an assertive person stands their ground. Even if I calmly confront them with assertiveness, they rarely will stand their ground.

They can't handle what they dish-out.

I'm sure this isn't true for all of them, but it's true enough for many of them to the point I feel like making this post.

No, this post isn't a passive-aggressive jab at anyone in particular. I just mean those I've come across like this in general.

Passive-aggressive people tend to have no redeeming qualities and I will never find their cowardice and smart-alec attitude funny.

TL;DR: Passive Aggressiveness is for avoidant cowards too afraid to confront someone head-on, through either Assertiveness or Aggression. Instead, they use mean-spirited sarcasm or passive-aggro methods to insult or belittle someone, but very often back down the second someone who is actually assertive or aggressive confronts them and calls them out on their B.S. It's the go-to method of pu55ies.They need to stop feeling proud of the fact they did wrong to someone sneakily.