In the same vein that somebody might call you too fat to shame you into losing weight. Too loud to shame you into closing yourself off. Too ambitious to feel better about their choices or non-choices.
I was reading a comment somebody posted about their worries of “wasting time” and that sent me down a rabbit hole of thinking what it means to waste time (Something I don’t even think one can do anyways). It ties into the fixation on “productivity” and scarcity mindset and the rat race. Most of all though, I feel like it comes from a place of anxiety and insecurity; that if you can call somebody lazy, you in reality are worried about your choices, life direction and your productivity. If you are in a place where you can call somebody else lazy, perhaps its time to give yourself kindness and space to re-evaluate if you are making the right choices for yourself towards a holistic and sustainable version of success and happiness.