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Always and forever. I don't think so. I think there are a lot of nice guys who've been bumped down, kept out of the mainstream, even nice guys who've died befo
by unalone 18y ago
Always and forever.
I don't think so. I think there are a lot of nice guys who've been bumped down, kept out of the mainstream, even nice guys who've died before their time. There's no law of the world saying nice guys get ahead, even if there's none saying the opposite.
I think nice guys and not-nice guys will always be neck-and-neck, and in the end it will be impossible to differentiate between the two, so it's not worth worrying about anything other than whether you yourself will be able to make it.
- cmos 18y agoah yes, they may have not finished first in the 'money' or 'career' race, but they could sleep better at night.
- unalone 18y agoI admire that sentiment - but I don't believe it. What about the man who lives an honest life, but because he never bends rules he finds himself stuck in a dull, endless job, who stays up at night and despairs of ever doing something meaningful? On the other side - what about the person who does things that are morally shady for the sake of creating something that's truly great? I doubt he'd even feel guilty. My point is, it's not black-and-white. And while it's nice to imagine what it would be like if it was, you can't treat this as something with only one right answer. Every one has its downsides. That's what Godin is writing about.