[gregmac]

> * Be humble and be willing to admit what you don't know.

It takes confidence to do this, but it is infinitely better than giving a bad or bullshit answer. No one knows everything, and there's no shame in that.

> * If you feel that you're not being given respect, there is a tendency to finally blurt out words of anger towards someone.

I think the Hacker News guidelines [1] state this well:

> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html