Keep up the great work Chris.

Keep up the good work Scott!

Whew! That said, I can get on with it. Firstly Chris I would agree that a polite, respectful and empathetic writing manners is (still) a highly effective way of showing respect and dignity when soliciting people. What can I say, it’s a classy and great way to pitch.

I however, am thicker skinned and don’t communicate that way in “real life”. I’m not saying I like to be rude, but sometimes I am somewhat torn about how much indication is reasonable if something really irks me. To me, being polite is like “spinning” or “selling” (I know, tragic isn’t it?). And although I am capable of PR etiquette, it’s still not really who I am. I’m sure there are other jerks like me out there.

So moving on to my point. You talk about transparency, being “human”, does that mean “real”? Or does it mean what would work well with people? Because “real” might be easy for you to say, you seem like a very polite, and may I add “careful” man to begin with. You are thoughtful to not pushing opinions (other than maybe “good ethics”) at people. You take a very professional journalistic stance toward blogging and when you appear “around” in social media circles. I however, am a cynical smart-ass that sometimes has the whole world figured out. My question is, what is human?

In the “real world” I have been accused of being on top of my game, interesting, humorous, at times intense to work with, and charming in social settings. However, sarcasm, cynicism and daringly witty remarks (that may contain the odd pop-culture reference and political stab) don’t seem to bode well with an aspiring 2.0 career. Is “safe” the new me in the social media world? How real is that really?