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I always feel a little frustrated when I listen to Gates. He's notorious for his bluntness in business, behind closed doors. However, in public he can come acro
by cubix 18y ago
I always feel a little frustrated when I listen to Gates. He's notorious for his bluntness in business, behind closed doors. However, in public he can come across as disingenuous -- passive-aggressive even. Why doesn't he chastise the incompetent teachers and rapacious unions more directly? You can tell he wants to, and probably does at the dinner table. Perhaps he fears a backlash against MS.
- ewanmcteagle 18y agoWhat more would it accomplish? It would just be emotional ranting. Often that kind of thing adds more adversarial elements to the problem and improves nothing.
- cubix 18y agoI'm not suggesting he work himself into a foaming-at-the-mouth sort of rage, but there's an unsettling disconnect between the subject matter -- the plight of generations of students caught in bad public schools -- and his emotional tone. Personally, I value sincere communication and feel a little anxious when someone is forcing me to read between the lines. There is a place for justified anger in communication, as long as it remains civil. As for the practical consequences, if there is a congruency between the words and how they are expressed (body language, tone, etc.), the message tends to land a little heavier.