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It's amazing to see how much respect they have/had for each other and each others work.

by V__ 5y ago

IgorPartola 5y ago
It broke my heart a little when I found out that Jaime and Adam don’t actually like each other.
- lkschubert8 5y ago
  They definitely aren't besties, but from everything I've read they have a mutual respect for each other creatively and professionally.
  - Macha 5y ago
    My impression has certainly been that everyone expected them to be best friends, and then when they stated that basically, no, they've got professional respect for each other but aren't at the level where they're seeking out joint projects for post-mythbusters projects or having frequent social contact, people started interpreting it as the other extreme and assuming there was animosity there. Basically on the level of that guy you worked with in a previous job that you're not really going to put in the effort to reach out to as much as you both said you would.
  - me_me_me 5y ago
    As a matter of fact Adam said that its because they had different approaches and characters that contributed to show being interesting. Personally I dont see them not being friends as something bad, they definitely respect each other and their respective skills, they just don't have compatible characters. Its actually a great example of how people who dont 'gel' can work and create amazing things together, as long as they are capable of communicating respectfully with each other.
- iaw 5y ago
  They aren't friends but to say they "don't like eachother" seems a bit extreme. They both have mutual respect for each other from what I've seen and values the others contributions. They're colleagues in my book.
  - blamazon 5y ago
    One of my friends played college football in the USA and then went to play in the NFL for an elite team. I spent a lot of time “behind the scenes” with him in both cohorts—-at first I was surprised by how cool and impersonal the NFL cohort was. As soon as the game/practice was over, the players would snap into a completely different kind of person, and go back to their own private lives, which was very unlike the college environment where the players spent almost all their waking hours together always during the season. It took me a while to realize that the NFL players were just doing what most people do when they ‘grow up’ and become professionals—they were colleagues, not necessarily friends. I know that there’s good reasons why this happens, but I can’t help but feel that there’s a bit of tragedy in it. We gain personal freedoms as we mature into these types of professional relationships, but lose that unique experience of ultimate comrade-ery, and descend into a ruthless world of competition, even with others on your own team.
    - enobrev 5y ago
      I really appreciate this story, but I'm not sure I agree with seeing this tragically. A working relationship is just something different. There is still emotion, because we're human. But more than anything, there's mutual trust and respect. I have very deep and emotional connections with my family and with my friends, who I trust deeply and call on (and am called upon by) daily. But I wouldn't necessarily trust them with a technical project or start a small business with them or something in that realm. Meanwhile the small startup I work with just released an app yesterday, one with lots of difficult problems that we worked through together to resolve over the past two years. I have such a thorough trust and respect for every member of that team - technical and not. I wouldn't call any of them for a personal issue. I have friends who fall into both categories, but they are few and far between. There's nothing wrong with these relationships, and there's nothing more or less valuable to them. They just work differently and for different reasons. I don't need to be my colleague's best person at their wedding or pall bearer at their sibling's funeral for us to have a long and solid relationship building amazing things. I don't need to start a business with my wife or teach my kid how to program for us to have full lives together. It's not all competition and ruthlessness.
- Gustomaximus 5y ago
  I had similar response but then also like this is the case. Especially in today's more divided environment it's a nice example people can get on well, be professional and productive and they don't have to do this based on whether they like each other personally. It kinda comes down to good manners and courtesies. I feel these are far more important for society than we give them credit for.

It's amazing to see how much respect they have/had for each other and each others work.

by V__ 5y ago

It's amazing to see how much respect they have/had for each other and each others work.

IgorPartola 5y ago

It broke my heart a little when I found out that Jaime and Adam don’t actually like each other.

lkschubert8 5y ago
They definitely aren't besties, but from everything I've read they have a mutual respect for each other creatively and professionally.
- Macha 5y ago
  My impression has certainly been that everyone expected them to be best friends, and then when they stated that basically, no, they've got professional respect for each other but aren't at the level where they're seeking out joint projects for post-mythbusters projects or having frequent social contact, people started interpreting it as the other extreme and assuming there was animosity there. Basically on the level of that guy you worked with in a previous job that you're not really going to put in the effort to reach out to as much as you both said you would.
- me_me_me 5y ago
  As a matter of fact Adam said that its because they had different approaches and characters that contributed to show being interesting. Personally I dont see them not being friends as something bad, they definitely respect each other and their respective skills, they just don't have compatible characters. Its actually a great example of how people who dont 'gel' can work and create amazing things together, as long as they are capable of communicating respectfully with each other.
iaw 5y ago
They aren't friends but to say they "don't like eachother" seems a bit extreme. They both have mutual respect for each other from what I've seen and values the others contributions. They're colleagues in my book.
- blamazon 5y ago
  One of my friends played college football in the USA and then went to play in the NFL for an elite team. I spent a lot of time “behind the scenes” with him in both cohorts—-at first I was surprised by how cool and impersonal the NFL cohort was. As soon as the game/practice was over, the players would snap into a completely different kind of person, and go back to their own private lives, which was very unlike the college environment where the players spent almost all their waking hours together always during the season. It took me a while to realize that the NFL players were just doing what most people do when they ‘grow up’ and become professionals—they were colleagues, not necessarily friends. I know that there’s good reasons why this happens, but I can’t help but feel that there’s a bit of tragedy in it. We gain personal freedoms as we mature into these types of professional relationships, but lose that unique experience of ultimate comrade-ery, and descend into a ruthless world of competition, even with others on your own team.
  - enobrev 5y ago
    I really appreciate this story, but I'm not sure I agree with seeing this tragically. A working relationship is just something different. There is still emotion, because we're human. But more than anything, there's mutual trust and respect. I have very deep and emotional connections with my family and with my friends, who I trust deeply and call on (and am called upon by) daily. But I wouldn't necessarily trust them with a technical project or start a small business with them or something in that realm. Meanwhile the small startup I work with just released an app yesterday, one with lots of difficult problems that we worked through together to resolve over the past two years. I have such a thorough trust and respect for every member of that team - technical and not. I wouldn't call any of them for a personal issue. I have friends who fall into both categories, but they are few and far between. There's nothing wrong with these relationships, and there's nothing more or less valuable to them. They just work differently and for different reasons. I don't need to be my colleague's best person at their wedding or pall bearer at their sibling's funeral for us to have a long and solid relationship building amazing things. I don't need to start a business with my wife or teach my kid how to program for us to have full lives together. It's not all competition and ruthlessness.
Gustomaximus 5y ago
I had similar response but then also like this is the case. Especially in today's more divided environment it's a nice example people can get on well, be professional and productive and they don't have to do this based on whether they like each other personally. It kinda comes down to good manners and courtesies. I feel these are far more important for society than we give them credit for.