Oddly enough it didn't occur to me that predicting failure for mean people would evoke a lot of mean responses...
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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?
@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?
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@paulg@kevinmarks unfortunately yes. discovered this embarrassingly late in life. if wasn't so, we wouldn't need the word "two-faced"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg the point being that meanness is often situational - choosing to be mean all the time is unlikely. -
@kevinmarks@paulg agreed. Mean all the time is unlikely. More likely: mode, or median.#someonehadtosayit
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@paulg@kevinmarks yes. U could test them by asking someone less known to meet w them + ask them to observe their interaction w wait staff.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@kevinmarks perhaps their ability to appear nice/pleasant and political w key decision makers is what makes them successfulThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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