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Jobs may well provide more severe threats than Gates, but I still think there's an important distinction between firing/choking/maiming employees and refusing t

• zach 16y ago
  That's right, and the difference between those kinds of threats is personal confrontation. Some folks will rip apart shoddy work because they don't care if the creators get personally upset about it. They're not looking for a confrontation, but if there is one, they feel justified. Other people are bothered that the creators are not personally upset about how shoddy the work is and make quite sure that they are. It's a subtle but important difference.
  • stcredzero 16y ago
    Other people are bothered that the creators are not personally upset about how shoddy the work is and make quite sure that they are. There's also a subtle difference between the 1st part of this sentence alone and the entire sentence.
    • zach 16y ago
      Well, I'm saying that's what motivates some directors to rip into work; I admit it's not a common attitude. But I have seen the "How can you think this is acceptable?" attitude and it is hard to take for a lot of people.
      • stcredzero 16y ago
        Methinks you missed my point. I am not upset, however.