Quote Originally Posted by TonyTheTiger View Post
So in other words, when people say they want straight talk from people in power they're full of it. People don't really want to be told the truth. They like being fed the PR line because it's easier to listen to.

I vehemently disagree. I'd rather hear something that hurts than be played the fool. The guy's clearly a bit off his rocker for a number of the things he's said. But at least we know where he stands. I don't think he should be singled out as a villain solely because he's saying what this CEO is thinking or that CEO is thinking. Are we punishing the idea or just the verbalizing of it? What should we be punishing if anything at all?

Remember what you're saying. You want to hang the guy for being honest about what he thinks. Perhaps he's tactless in his honesty but, nevertheless, remember what you're saying the next time you get angry at a lying politician or a sleazy businessman.
I don't get angry at them, I don't want to punish him. I've been through this too many times that I'm numb to it. It's the way things work. I think one of the first times I realized the level of bullshit people throw around is when Bill Clinton said "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."

The whole Internets reaction of "This guy is a dick" is just proving that people can't handle the truth. I'd hate to see NeoGAF's thread on this latest gem.

There is no punishment or reciprocation, which was also a motivator for him being so off the cuff. He's not crazy, he's brazen. And that is looked down upon in America's HR-controlled, politically correct corporate culture. All I'm saying is he shouldn't have done it because it goes against the hierarchy that put him at the top of one of the largest publishers out there. To answer your question, I'm just verbalizing it and pointing it out.