Paul Graham and his "no asshole" rule (Interview)

It's actually Bob Sutton's rule.<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_No_Asshole_Rule" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_No_Asshole_Rule</a>

A friend lived in a co-op at Oberlin, which had only one house rule: "don't be an asshole."<p>That one rule supplanted all the traditional ones for group living: don't leave dirty dishes, don't play obnoxiously loud music late at night, etc.

Having read all of his essays I have never heard Paul speak before. Seems like a pure gentleman.

In regards to twitter...they should just give pg this guy's twitter account <a href="http://twitter.com/paulg" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/paulg</a><p>He only used it once, and that was back in 2007. I'm sure the twitter guys would pull some strings to get pg as a user. Especially since they have no problem securing unused accounts "We have a rough guideline of 9 months of non-use."<p>Other viable alternatives:<p><a href="http://twitter.com/realpg" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/realpg</a> - only used 2 times a year ago.<p>I've also registered <a href="http://twitter.com/pgyc" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/pgyc</a> so you can use that if you want(registered so some asshole doesn't go and hold it hostage). I figure YC is something you'd be known for...and even if you stop doing the whole YC program...it'll still be part of your legacy. And it's a short username.

On a related note, I've always thought a better title for "How to Win Friends and Influence People" would be, "How not to be an Asshole", or at least, "How to avoid acting like one."<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671723650" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/06...</a>

relevant part: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UacbJ72dluU#t=4m18s" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UacbJ72dluU#t=4m18s</a>

<a href="http://electricpulp.com/guykawasaki/arse/" rel="nofollow">http://electricpulp.com/guykawasaki/arse/</a>

This is an interesting rule in the context of Hacker News. Now that it's not really about hacking any more, it seems like the common trait is that everyone is an asshole.

I love how his name tag is partially peeled off. Very casual and some how nice.

the_real_pg is available on twitter, just sayin'... <i>nudge nudge</i>

Paul Graham uses the word 'right' where most people use periods...right?

I am so sorry, but I have to say this because it is what came to my mind when I watched it: Robert 'Scobleizer' Scoble is, most likely, an asshole.<p>And that's what I can read all over PG's body language throughout the video.<p>And again, I'm sorry for this mini-rant.