This is due to a difference in assumptions/metaphors, not tone. Many people assu...

		jshen on Nov 10, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You (and Joel Spolsky) are tone blind This is due to a difference in assumptions/metaphors, not tone. Many people assume that being a salesman is a negative, like a used car salesman. The original comment sounds negative if understand it through this frame. But, if you view sales from an entrepreneurial frame then the comment sounds like a compliment.