Overly wordy and self-indulgent, and for all the navel-gazing, doesn't come to a satisfying conclusion.
It's hard to say that communication problems are "a little bit of me, and a little bit of them" if you go and say things like "Wow, you're a tall fucker!" to new clients when you meet them. Y'know?
I can see how that might lead to a long dark night of the soul, but who wants to read about it -- when it's written so hamfistedly?
I'd argue some fraction of HN readers are, despite their brilliance, not incredibly good with people. It's just more "It's not me, it's them" thinking, and sort of masturbatory.
People love to upvote things that make them right, but I guess that's kind of the idea.
It's hard to say that communication problems are "a little bit of me, and a little bit of them" if you go and say things like "Wow, you're a tall fucker!" to new clients when you meet them. Y'know?
I can see how that might lead to a long dark night of the soul, but who wants to read about it -- when it's written so hamfistedly?