Too Good a Rant Not to Share

[brynndragon]

It's not that nice guys finish last. It's that Nice Guys finish last and with good reason. Read further: No More Mr. Nice Guy.

Comments

[shogunhb.livejournal.com]

Long ago, I decided to sematically differentiate between Good and Nice. In my lexicon, Good = (lowercase) nice as defined in the rant.

Nice is the outward appearance. Nice is acting like a good, attentive, wonderful human being. Good is actually BEING a nice, attentive, wonderful human being.

One can be Good AND Nice, I know numerous people like this. The Nice Guys villified in the rant are Nice but not Good. I have been accused of being Good but not Nice.

That may not make a lot of sense, but I just got out of a 3 hour meeting.

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

Actually, I rather like that distinction. I suspect I greatly prefer those who are Good but not Nice to those who are both Good and Nice. That sounds odd on the surface, but if you've dealt with one too many of the Nice but not Good variety, Niceness in general can leave a bad taste in your mouth.