I agree with some of the others on here saying this might be a case of confirmation bias. I have found that people are "nice" to me when they can get something

I agree with some of the others on here saying this might be a case of confirmation bias. I have found that people are "nice" to me when they can get something out of it. It's only when I catch them treating (or talking about) someone else in a certain way that their true colors reveal themselves. I have exceptionally poor skills at judging a person's true intentions and moral character. Hence, I trust almost no one. That's not to say that there aren't any trustworthy people -- I'm sure there are plenty. It's just to say that I've had some bad experiences that have led me to lose complete confidence in my ability to judge which people are really kind and nice people, and which are essentially faking it (it's one reason I'm scared to get married). And with someone like PG, most startup founders want something from him (capital, networking, etc.) and so you could argue that he isn't going to notice the ones who have successfully faked being a "nice" person toward him. > Jessica and I have always worked hard to teach our kids not to be mean. I really like this. It makes me happy to see someone else state it. If I ever have children, the one thing I want them to be more than anything else is kind people.