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Honesty and respect are not mutually exclusive. You can give great, thoughtful feedback that accurately describes your feelings without being unprofessional or
by jamesmiller5 14y ago
Honesty and respect are not mutually exclusive.
You can give great, thoughtful feedback that accurately describes your feelings without being unprofessional or disrespectful.
- mpyne 14y agoSure, and people should. But saying that people don't have the right to do otherwise is a much stronger statement than what you just stated. In fact, people in general have the right to do many things which are immoral or even unethical, e.g. the Westboro Baptist protests at funerals.
- irahul 14y ago> But saying that people don't have the right to do otherwise I should have worded it differently - I didn't mean right as in legal definition of rights(which isn't applicable here anyway) Let's just rephrase it as someone asking for feedback doesn't mean you can walk over it. As for what rights people have, HN is private property and what speech is acceptable and what is not is totally up to the owners.
- cmccabe 14y agoI wish more people had a sense of humor online. A real one. As it is, sometimes I feel like all my comments have to be bland. You never know how someone will interpret something.