This is an instance of a rule you already know: that actions speak louder than words. Not all traditional aphorisms are correct. But boy is that one. You can bet on actions speak louder than words forever and never lose.
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If you have to choose between someone who's a jerk in personal matters but perfectly correct in his opinions, and someone who's upstanding in personal matters but heretical in his opinions, choose the latter.
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I think that might depend on what I'm choosing them for. People who do local damage versus people who do global damage?
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That's an interesting point. Maybe in very specific circumstances you'd want a jerk with the right opinions. But I'd be really nervous about that.
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Because everything ends up being personal in one way or another?
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Tough to do, Paul!
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Malcolm Gladwell has a good episode on why the former might be better. http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/27-malcolm-gladwell-s-12-rules-for-life …
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I didn't even click the link, but I'm pretty sure that's the great "Pull the Goalie" episode.
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What is a "correct opinion"?
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One that will be accepted by one's peers.
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