Arrington on Brutal Honesty

Arrington quotes Vinod Khosla on brutal honesty, and agrees with it:

âWe prefer brutal honesty to hypocritical politeness.â

I know I’m not alone in admiring Arrington for his directness, but it seems to me like the ability to be brutally honest is a luxury you have to earn by getting to a place where you do not need people to like you.