Why I don't like it when....

When I am riding my bike to work, or to get groceries or wherever I am just in an area frequented by bicycles and cars cohabiting together, I do not like and sometimes am downright rude when cars wave me through stop signs when they clearly and logically have the right-of-way. Why is this? They are being nice when they wave me through, when they should be clearing the intersection while I come to a close stop after them, but I have had cars wave me through milliseconds after they stop as well as ten seconds. This morning i wasn't even near the stop sign when a car who had stopped already, proceeded to continue through the intersection and see me as he was in the road. But upon seeing me, which i was still at least 50 feet away from the intersection, he stopped suddenly, at this 4-way stop, in the middle of the intersection. I was in a hurry, running late for work anyway so I just passed around the front of him as he confidently waved me through, unknowing that he potentially put me in danger for being in the other lane to actually pass him. This is a moment i realize that was a special instant but nonetheless sums up my feelings. I will usually do one of two things when cars want to wave me through stop signs illegally, blatantly ignore them while looking the opposite way, or stop completely while they wave me through and look into their eyes while I lift my hand up and point to the stop sign. Yeah I get it, you're trying to be nice but you are also causing me, a law-abiding cyclist, to break the rules of the road. I am too smart to fall for the 'cars are nice to me because my acceleration is slower' crap, but there's a lot of vanity and accessory cyclists out there, especially in my neighborhood who will and do consistently break this rule because they are given the mercy treatment. They know it, and they take advantage of it. If cars would like for me to act like a vehicle on the road like I am supposed to, then don't wave me through stop signs. How do I know you're not a raging aggrieved just waiting for me to do something wrong in front of you do you can slyly have your vengeance by running me over? I don't. So I'm going to play it safe, put my foot down and let you pass.