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I don't know about the other commenters on HN, but I like to make things. At work and not. Groupthink and design by committee sucks. Creative tension is incred

I don't know about the other commenters on HN, but I like to make things. At work and not. Groupthink and design by committee sucks. Creative tension is incredibly useful. What would the Pixies have been without Frank and Kim? What would the Beatles have been without Paul and John? Etc. I think the article is too busy pointing blame fingers and devoid of any useful advice about making sure everyone feels safe to have some conflict and having rules everyone agrees to beforehand for argument and even arbitration if things get messy.

beedeebeedee 3y ago
The article seems to argue that the best state of affairs for individuals is for others to be either consistently negative (so they can be ignored by individuals) or consistently positive (so they are listened to and make individuals feel good). That is not only a recipe for groupthink, but also for individuals to stay in denial about ugly truths. I grew up reading the NY Times, the New Yorker, etc, believing it to be sophisticated, and am continually disappointed by articles that just cater to the biases of its readers- in this case, explicitly saying being challenged in their beliefs is bad for their health.