> it's easy to confuse this lack of a filter for honesty This is actually one of the bigger problems with discourse and politics today: the idea that "rude, cr

> it's easy to confuse this lack of a filter for honesty This is actually one of the bigger problems with discourse and politics today: the idea that "rude, crude, and unconcerned with other people's feelings" has anything to do with honesty—and, conversely, that being sensitive to those feelings and trying to take them into account when speaking is dishonest as opposed to kind.