Re:How to Disagree
by stcredzero on Sunday January 30, 2011 @11:48AM
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But the best succinct version I know comes from a friend I went to grad school with: "Don't be an asshole."
Another aspect: If you think you're so smart, that you can already know everyone else's ideas are stupid and don't matter, you're probably just being an asshole.
Re:How to Disagree
by jcr on Sunday January 30, 2011 @04:09PM
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Spotting your own negativity is a good test, but I prefer to phrase it in more self-effacing terms, "When trying to spot all the assholes in the room, I always need to find a mirror."
Another aspect: If you think you're so smart, that you can already know everyone else's ideas are stupid and don't matter, you're probably just being an asshole.