Don’t be mean
Paul Graham sull’arte di esprimere il proprio disaccordo.
But the greatest benefit of disagreeing well is not just that it will make conversations better, but that it will make the people who have them happier.
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You don’t have to be mean when you have a real point to make. In fact, you don’t want to.
If you have something real to say, being mean just gets in the way.If moving up the disagreement hierarchy makes people less mean, that will make most of them happier. Most people don’t really enjoy being mean; they do it because they can’t help it.
La frase centrale di tutto l’articolo, a mio parere รจ quella che ho evidenziato in grassetto.
