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I think what Harj means is not so much that you should become good as that if you are a good person, you shouldn't feel like you need to hide it because e.g. yo
by pg 16y ago
I think what Harj means is not so much that you should become good as that if you are a good person, you shouldn't feel like you need to hide it because e.g. you think it would seem unprofessional.
- danielzarick 16y agoyou shouldn't feel like you need to hide it because e.g. you think it would seem unprofessional. I love this, and thank you for stating it. Too rare do people act genuine and authentic in nature.
- stcredzero 16y agoSorry, but I can't figure out how to connect up the referents so that your comment makes sense to me. I have no idea why someone would want to hide "being a good person" for any interpretation of good subscribed to by people who exist outside of fiction. As for becoming good: I think most people are basically good, but some have acquired pathological behaviors. And of course, it's not the business of someone hiring, a startup, or an incubator to do anything about that, except to exclude it. I think a lot of hackers are angry or at least have a chip on their shoulders because their lives and/or their livelihood lacks efficacy.
- staunch 16y agoSomeone might think "I'd be fine with losing a little revenue per user if it means users are happier with our product", but feel pressure to instead tell investors "We're not going to do that because it would mean less revenue per user". Some people think it looks weak/naive/unprofessional to seem "good" in this way. I'm not sure that's what YC is talking about though.