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LaserToy on Nov 9, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: It’s Not Enough to Be Right – You Also Have to Be ...

I wonder why the author used Bezos as an example. It doesn’t look like he took his grandfather’s lesson to the heart.

username90 on Nov 9, 2019 [–]

And it doesn't look like it hurt his career much either. It seems that in many cases it is more important to be a bit more right than it is to be a bit more nice.

sullyj3 on Nov 10, 2019 | [–]

Many people base their decisions on whether to emulate someone on more than the success of that person's career.

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