“Moral character matters more than raw talent”
Agree
- Jerks destroy team morale and productivity
- Character determines long-term reliability
- Skills can be learned, ethics can't
- Trust is foundation of everything
- Bad character wastes talent anyway
Disagree
- Results matter more than personality
- Genius shouldn't be held to normal standards
- Skills create actual value, character is vague
- You can work around difficult people
- History's greatest achievers were often terrible people
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