Big Think

José Batista commented on How can people attack and brutally criticize without contributing any value or ideas of their own? on March 28, 2009, 6:14 PM

Just because someone does not has a clue about how to solve a problem does not mean he cannot be right by pointing out and tearing down an erroneous solution. Criticism has an inherent value and validity. Perish the thought that only those who know how to do better should be allowed to criticize.

José Batista commented on Jeff Jarvis on the Risk of Putting Our Lives Online on March 28, 2009, 5:13 PM

The unsolved problem with putting your life in the internet is that there is still not an efficient and safe way to show a different profile to different audiences: you might not want your boss or coworkers or subordinates or customers to see the same things about you that your friends see; you might have different sets of friends to whom you connect in a different way and that you do not want to mingle.