We might be using different definitions. It’s OK to break a few eggs to make an omelette, it’s not OK to break a few eggs just for the fun of breaking eggs. I’m pretty sure it’s the second kind of people that is usually termed an asshole.
Yes, I think definitions (and understandings) need to be made more explicit.
People who break eggs for the fun of breaking eggs are usually called something along the lines of sadists and psychopaths.
In the context I would assume an “asshole” is someone who just wants X done and does not care at all about your feelings, opinions, convenience, etc. Example one: a recruit training sergeant. Example two: Steve Jobs.
An alternative definition would be “someone who wants to play power and status games” and that’s a different case.
An yet another alternative definition is “someone who’s more ambitious/aggressive than me”.
We might be using different definitions. It’s OK to break a few eggs to make an omelette, it’s not OK to break a few eggs just for the fun of breaking eggs. I’m pretty sure it’s the second kind of people that is usually termed an asshole.
Yes, I think definitions (and understandings) need to be made more explicit.
People who break eggs for the fun of breaking eggs are usually called something along the lines of sadists and psychopaths.
In the context I would assume an “asshole” is someone who just wants X done and does not care at all about your feelings, opinions, convenience, etc. Example one: a recruit training sergeant. Example two: Steve Jobs.
An alternative definition would be “someone who wants to play power and status games” and that’s a different case.
An yet another alternative definition is “someone who’s more ambitious/aggressive than me”.
Right, good classification. From the slides:
Seems like your second definition, “someone who wants to play power and status games” is the closest.