Good advice
March 3rd, 2008
Paul Graham: “I wouldn’t recommend trying a passive-aggressive trick like that on someone unless you were comfortable with having them as an enemy for life. That is a declaration of war, especially said in front of other people.”
March 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 am
Now that’s an out of context quote for anyone stumbling on this blog.
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:00 am
Yeah, fake head-shrinking solicitude is a red flag for me too. Better to have a stand up argument, or even a fight. The modern therapeutic/bureaucratic tendency sucks; it is an historical aberration that should go away.
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