To make the case stronger we now need to move some few prominent "mean" tech figures to "not mean".
Could it be that meanness and failure come in a vicious circle fortifying each other? Put in another way, as people become more successful they become less mean? Hypothetically, the Paul Graham of the failed startup accelerator YC would end up being meaner.
Many homeless people end up appearing mean too. Maybe personal traits aren't innate unchangeable attributes but depend on our current status.
Could it be that meanness and failure come in a vicious circle fortifying each other? Put in another way, as people become more successful they become less mean? Hypothetically, the Paul Graham of the failed startup accelerator YC would end up being meaner.
Many homeless people end up appearing mean too. Maybe personal traits aren't innate unchangeable attributes but depend on our current status.