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You missed it. I didn't say trying to do good. I was talking about the proclamation of such. Please respond to what I actually put down.
by at_a_remove 3y ago
You missed it.
I didn't say trying to do good. I was talking about the proclamation of such. Please respond to what I actually put down.
- wolverine876 3y agoYou're right to a degree, but maybe try a bit more charm. People don't have to respond according to your strictures. :) We're social creatures. Talking is a necessary and very influential part of doing, especially if you want more than one person to do it. The pen is mightier than the sword.
- at_a_remove 3y agoI think that if you are really doing well, people will seek to emulate your example. Charm amplifies whatever effect -- for good or for ill. It bypasses what passes for the blood-brain barrier and infects. My father is (or was, I am unsure if he is still alive) a tremendously charming individual. It was certainly handy when it came to talking his way out of arrests and charges, influencing people out of money, and so forth. Charm allows for an outsized influence on people, regardless of the wisdom (or lack thereof) in the approach. In business, I have seen the charming destroy departments, stunt otherwise healthy careers, and walk a company off of a cliff. Ah, but they smiled while they did it! And that's what counts, I guess.