Secular truth.
Good wins over time.
Rt: @paulg: Mean People Fail: http://paulgraham.com/mean.html
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@davealevine@paulg But what does "mean" even mean? Having no empathy? Manipulating? Treating people badly? You know it when you see it? -
@starkness@paulg yes and: unkindness. Could even go all Kantian and say "mean is treating as means." But as you said: we can tell. -
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@charlesjo@davealevine@paulg Sure, but "asshole" usually refers to men. -
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@charlesjo@starkness@davealevine@paulg um.. my experience mean has little to do with gender.
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@paulg I think 'Another reason mean founders lose is that they can't get the best people to work for them.' is really key.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I'd be curious to hear people's thoughts on the idea that mean people fail at startups. RT
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@matthewherper@paulg i didn't see a single piece of data to support the hypothesis. But I don't think much of the google founders and... -
@daviesbj@paulg@MatthewHerper Of course, I'm biased as Give & Take spoke to my world view... -
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@matthewherper@paulg@daviesbj More overall distribution rather than complete exclusion. -
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@matthewherper@scientre@paulg depends on your def. of what mean is. Is it mean to be demanding, shrill, dogmatic. Or is that good for biz -
@daviesbj@matthewherper@scientre@paulg Mean: being a bully. Making people look bad and feel bad just because you can & can get away w it. - 5 more replies
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#Startups don't win by attacking. They win by transcending." RT@paulg: Mean People Fail: http://paulgraham.com/mean.htmlThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Being mean prevents success by
@paulg - I really want this to be true, but is it? http://paulgraham.com/mean.html - 1 more reply
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