There’s a difference between a person and a case study
June 26th, 2008 |
This morning I joined in a blog conversation by adding a comment somewhat critical of someone’s professional conduct. I sincerely thought I was contributing to the discussion, but it was something I felt strongly about, social media ethics and disclosure, so I may have been a bit rough.
Some of the best lessons are taught by evaluating real world examples, but I detest the piling on mentality in social media, and this morning, I was guilty of this, and I apologize for that.
We (I in other words) need to remember there is a difference between a case study, and a person. It’s hard to know where to draw the line, and how to discuss the behavior without attacking the person.
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Joel, this is just the latest in a long series of evidence that you are indeed an idiot. I’m posting this link to every sharing site I know.
Comment by Ike — June 26, 2008 @ 1:05 pm
It’s difficult to separate the person from the company when most of them out there are lone rangers.
Not your fault at all. Whoever speaks in public must be responsible for his/her sayings.
If they can’t take critique, they better keep it to themselves.
If anything they should see critique as a helpful tool to evaluate their performance and do something about it in case it’s needed.
You’re just perfect Joel, your blog post speaks loudly about your sensibility and quality as a human being.
cheers,
vruz
Comment by vruz — June 26, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
Thanks for sharing this kind of thing with us - it is much appreciated. Sharing our struggles as well as successes makes us more human and allows for more connectedness in our friendships and relationships, whether online or off.
Comment by Lara Kretler — June 29, 2008 @ 12:25 pm