I am very principled, even when it comes to personal relationships.
I intend to judge you. I must. You do it to me too.
When it comes arguing, I expect you to argue "like a man."
That means sincerely, honestly, with as much effort to seek the truth as possible.
Even if you think I am rude or disparaging your pet project, you have an obligation to separate style from substance and provide genuine counterarguments.
I am not interested in humoring your equivocations, self-deceit, and insecurities. It is already hard enough to focus on discovering the truth while fighting off my own!
I have a lot of confidence in the arguments I make because they are the result of such high standards, not because I am arrogant, not because I smart, but because I was there to see when all the other ideas failed by comparison, because I am stubborn, because I dont want to embarrass myself to myself.
I cannot care what you think about me if you are preoccupied with my style. If we are talking about me in the argument, it isnt really on topic, is it?
If you want to refute me, do it well. Don't be lazy. Don't lie or complain. If you feel insulted by my sincere and rationalized arguments, the way to "insult" me back is to prove me wrong.
I say all this because I want to make the world a better place ... for REAL ... Not some fake temporary version where people get to be superficially proud and scam people for a while.
If you dismiss function for form, you cannot make real discoveries, just temporary hype cycles that fade away.
