3 ms·
I don't agree with your summary. Physical weakness in my comparison is analogous to lack of technical skill or incorrectness in tech. It's orthogonal to being t
by yummyfajitas 12y ago
I don't agree with your summary. Physical weakness in my comparison is analogous to lack of technical skill or incorrectness in tech. It's orthogonal to being thick or thin skinned - one can be an uber powerlifter with a total > 1000lb who gets offended and whines when a coach says "your abs aren't strong enough, work them harder".
I also don't believe it's wrong to want anything.
I merely believe that all the potential changes I've seen suggested (beyond perhaps "everyone magically becomes nice") are probably more harmful than the current situation.
- pyre 12y agoI can understand that. On the same token, I see a lot of people that seem to celebrate "bluntness" as if it is 'proof' of something (e.g. skill, 'lack of bullshit', etc). I don't think that this is right, or an opinion that should be encouraged.
- yummyfajitas 12y agoBluntness is exactly that - a costly signal of competence. http://www.overcomingbias.com/2012/12/more-signaling.html http://www.overcomingbias.com/2012/12/more-signaling.html http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/01/excess_signalin.html http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/01/excess_signalin.html I wish I could find his article on incompetence as a costly signal of criminal commitment.
- pyre 12y agoThere are plenty of people that are blunt (or assholes) who are not skilled at anything (or who have skills that are no longer in demand). There are plenty of people who are 'skilled' and 'blunt,' but their skillfulness is only in navigating corporate politics, and taking credit for the work of others...