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The article seems to miss the concept of criticizing an idea without criticizing the individual. This approach is ineffective as a means of communication. It ju
by jeffadotio 7y ago
The article seems to miss the concept of criticizing an idea without criticizing the individual. This approach is ineffective as a means of communication. It just looks like mud-slinging and it always comes off as a defense mechanism. Even when one is genuinely interested in addressing the issue this obscures that intent.
Edit: Also, thank you for posting the text. I came to the comments hoping this had been done.
- enneff 7y agoSorry, where is the OP critiquing the individual? I can't see it.
- justin66 7y agoSeventies-era Xerox PARC cultivated a deliberately confrontational environment for its researchers. They managed to accomplish some great things.
- kondro 7y ago"They managed to accomplish some great things" in spite of being jerks to each other. Imagine what they could've accomplished if they had empathy and were collegial with each other.
- Gibbon1 7y agoWhen you consider, other people took their ideas and build companies worth hundreds of billions out of them, but they themselves didn't. hmmm...
- fogetti 7y agoWhere was he criticizing the individual? I can't find it in the text