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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Nov 2014

    Oddly enough it didn't occur to me that predicting failure for mean people would evoke a lot of mean responses...

    12:35 PM - 29 Nov 2014
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      2. Kevin Marks‏ @kevinmarks 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @paulg

        Is it possible that very few people are mean to @paulg, as he is a powerful man, but mean to others when he's not looking?

        4 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @kevinmarks

        @kevinmarks Is it possible I'm so naive as to base my assessments of people's character on the way they act to my face?

        5 replies 4 retweets 18 likes
      4. Kevin Marks‏ @kevinmarks 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg the point being that meanness is often situational - choosing to be mean all the time is unlikely.

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      1. David Aron Levine‏ @davealevine 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg haters hate.

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      2. Zanna Joyce  🇨🇦  🌎  ♿️‏ @ZannaJoy 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg curious - lots of companies working in the retail world (online or brick and mortar) succeed very well by being mean to employees.

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      3. Jonathan Yu‏ @jawnsy 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @ZannaJoy

        @ZannaJoy It's possible to succeed /in spite/ of one's meanness, but it's a precarious position to be in. You sacrifice loyalty. @paulg

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      4. Zanna Joyce  🇨🇦  🌎  ♿️‏ @ZannaJoy 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @jawnsy

        @jawnsy @paulg - that's how I see it. And once it gets out to the public, it's not only employee loyalty lost.

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      5. Jonathan Yu‏ @jawnsy 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @ZannaJoy

        @ZannaJoy Related: "Life is Too Short to Work with Assholes" http://marcbarros.com/life-is-too-short-to-work-with-assholes/ … by @marcbarros. Mean people are just insecure. @paulg

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      6. Zanna Joyce  🇨🇦  🌎  ♿️‏ @ZannaJoy 29 Nov 2014
        Replying to @jawnsy

        @jawnsy @marcbarros @paulg agreed!

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      1. Kate Carruthers‏ @kcarruthers 29 Nov 2014
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        ICYMI @paulg: Mean people fail http://paulgraham.com/mean.html 

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      1. Vala Afshar‏Verified account @ValaAfshar 29 Nov 2014
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        @paulg "if people are trying to bring you down, it only means you are above them."

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      1. Jared Hansen‏ @jaredhansen 29 Nov 2014
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        @paulg Many ppl heavily invested in believing the Very Successful are morally corrupt,b/c explains why they themselves are not as successful

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      1. David Waring‏ @davidwaring 29 Nov 2014
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        @paulg I enjoyed your article Paul. Thank you for writing it.

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      1. Ed Weissman‏ @edw519 29 Nov 2014
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        @paulg @sama HN taught us that saying _anything_ can evoke mean responses. It's only input to be processed however we choose.

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      1. TK Kader‏ @Tawheed 29 Nov 2014
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        @paulg I constantly struggle to find the balance between ruthless/aggressive execution and meanness. This is hard.

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      1. Matt Stancliff‏ @mattsta 29 Nov 2014
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        @paulg they're hallucinating your title to be: "successful people have no faults and create all their wealth by never doing anything wrong."

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      1. Himanshu Nautiyal‏ @hnautiyal 29 Nov 2014
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        @paulg @sama Is someone self-identifying as a mean person + feeling you should not be mean to them in an essay. Still puzzles me.

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