tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379029595723770792.post2040787540596167689..comments2022-04-08T08:41:45.591-07:00Comments on The Barbarian Programmer: On the Merits and Risks of Being a FrankGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15214889337527469153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379029595723770792.post-15974544963726356702016-05-26T06:59:00.345-07:002016-05-26T06:59:00.345-07:00Once again.... bloody brilliant !!!Once again.... bloody brilliant !!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741344558410460867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379029595723770792.post-75116464260962573882015-12-02T15:04:04.548-08:002015-12-02T15:04:04.548-08:00Some audiences will be closed to a Frank no matter...Some audiences will be closed to a Frank no matter how diplomatically one frames one's argument. As soon as one becomes aware that this is the case, then one should simply walk away; there is no merit in shouting at stone. And as far as revealing the truth "gradually" I suspect that it is a slippery slope; at some point one is using tactics that are not optimizing for truthiness - one is optimizing for receptivity - in which case one is clearly not a Frank.Gregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214889337527469153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379029595723770792.post-11372279979187585832015-12-02T11:50:47.619-08:002015-12-02T11:50:47.619-08:00f Frank is so concerned about effectively communic...f Frank is so concerned about effectively communicating the truth but the audience is not ready to quickly accept the truth in it's truest form, then I think it is better for Frank to reveal the truth gradually in increasing levels of "true"ness. Sometimes, this may demand Frank to not be Frank at all. Do you think it is the responsibility of Frank to accomodate this dissonance with one's Frankness?Jeetesh Mangwanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867854074531620721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379029595723770792.post-82577700378392762572015-11-28T05:33:46.284-08:002015-11-28T05:33:46.284-08:00Bloody brilliant!Bloody brilliant!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741344558410460867noreply@blogger.com