[This question](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/270833/why-do-i-have-to-hate-hats) asked why we have to hate hats in order to opt out and I noticed that it was tagged [status-bydesign](/questions/tagged/status-bydesign "show questions tagged 'status-bydesign'").

Why is hating hats to opt out necessarily by design? Why can't we opt out without having to be forced to hate? What design rationale was behind the need to couple hating with opting out?

I request changing the opt-out phrase to something much more neutral.

One of the [answers](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/287795/670447) sums up my concerns well.