Who do you respect, and why?
njharman: > What do you see people emphasizing about themselves over and over again, which actually signal they "just don't get it"?Hard to answer, "it" has many values...That the have the or all the answers.  That they know and they have nothing to learn on a given topic.Hubris, ego.Also anyone who worships "personalities" like PG, joel, Jobs, Greenspan, Rand, etc.In other words I care little about prestige, can't stand celebrity and value achievements lightly(which are often little more than being at right place at right time and not totally sucking).  A person's character is vastly more important.Character is something you can only discover up close.  So, I personally know the people I respect and you have no reason to have ever heard of them.