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Some people are jerks, and some people aren't.

People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.

Maybe I am a jerk sometimes. Maybe I'm not. I think most people are kind of a jerk once in a while.

When companies create ridiculous and demoralizing rules to halt the outlandish behavior of a few individuals, it's a management problem. There's no sense in alienating your entire workforce because you don't know how to manage performance. It makes a bad situation that much worse.

But let me tell you what happens when regulations go too far, when they seem to exist only for the purpose of justifying the existence of a regulator. It kills the people trying to start a business.

I try not to be a jerk. I really do. I try to be nice and cordial.

Generally I'm against regulation.

If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable for their performance, you've got to get out of the way.

We shouldn't limit the idea of 'policy recommendations' to regulators. On the Internet, all of us are, in a sense, policymakers.

I don't want to be known as a jerk forever.