Negative plus negative = negative -2 + -1 = -3 (more negativity) So best not to meet negativity with negativity and add to the issue!
Negative plus positive = negative when the negativity is more absolute -2 + 1 = -1 (negative). So you alone against your haters trying to be positive will still result in a negative situation.
Negative plus positive = positive when the positivity is more absolute -2 + 3 = 1 (positive). So if you bring on positivity with 2 more persons to your defence then it's all good (positive).
However if more haters jump on then the issue escalates adding to the negativity.
When you multiply though, it is different from adding above as it implies that you are reinforcing the first action in as many times either positively or negatively.
So negative times positive = negative -2 × 1 = -2 (negative), and -2 × 3 = -6 (more negative). It gets worse because you are actually repeating by adding the negative behavior so many times whether once or thrice!
Negative times negative = positive -2 x -1 = 2 (positive) since you're negating or diffusing the negativity in as many times. This is how good can arise from the bad by multiplying our efforts to overcome negativity by as many times as it takes.
