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There's a weird myth floating around that being honest, direct, or "real" means being an asshole. And there's another related myth that being an asshole is acc
by chasing 11y ago
There's a weird myth floating around that being honest, direct, or "real" means being an asshole.
And there's another related myth that being an asshole is acceptable.
- arbitrage 11y agoSure. Nice strawman. It's not a myth, however, that shouting, cursing, and attacking your coworkers makes you an asshole.
- zem 11y agoIt's not a straw man. If you have never run into people who explicitly excuse their asshole behaviour by saying they're just being "blunt" or "honest" you're either lucky or unobservant.
- JoshTriplett 11y ago> people who explicitly excuse their asshole behaviour by saying they're just being "blunt" or "honest" You can find several such excuses on this page, even.
- 1024core 11y agoYou missed the point completely (I think). The GP was implying that there's a myth that if you really want to be "real", you have to act like an asshole. Which is not true, and hence the "myth".