Comment by FameofLight
14 years ago
What you have written above doesn't interpreted as honest. Yeah I would he is shrewd and have the business mind approach , but genuine and honest will be wrong words to user here.
14 years ago
What you have written above doesn't interpreted as honest. Yeah I would he is shrewd and have the business mind approach , but genuine and honest will be wrong words to user here.
Honesty is often overrated by geeks and it is very contextual.
The canonical question is "Honey, does this dress make my ass look fat?" The honest answer may be "yes." But that answer could be hurtful and result in a seriously pissed off girlfriend/wife for a while.
The easy answer is "no." Dishonest, but no hurt feelings. A better response is often to deflect the question entirely and say, "I think you look much better in that purple dress you used to like."
That's what Sam did here: he deflected the question before it even arose.