Lol, that article when it came out was incredible. The author somehow failed to realize that "ABC", from Alec Baldwin's psychopathic character, is actually satire about the mindset of such psychopaths, not actual advice to live by.

Some would disagree:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-yo...

My opinion is that both viewpoints have merit, and it is very dangerous to embrace one and dismiss the other.

How do you know it's satire?

General literary sense. Have you read the play?

That's vague. I'm not entitled to a thorough explanation, but I was hoping for a better one.

I have not read the play, seen the play, or seen the movie.

It's similar to asking why I think Malfoy in Harry Potter is portrayed as a bad person. There's nothing subtle about the GGR character. I recommend watching the movie, primarily for the performances.

I've seen the speech. He isn't nice, but he's still right. "Do a good job or be replaced by someone who can."

I guess I need to add the movie to my backlog now.

:)

Put that coffee down.

"Reference"-style humor is not upvoted on HN, since the audience lacks the common context, and the site doesn't provide a way to hide minor comments for those looking for major comments, which makes them expensive to readers.

Coffee's for coders... So actually we can pick it up again.

What about those steak knives?