Vanity in an old man is charming. It is a proof of an open, nature. Eighty winters have not frozen him up, or taught him concealments. In a young person it is simply allowable; we do not expect him to be above it.
I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me.
The power of the web is not in centralization; it's not in closed systems or anything like that. It's in its open nature, and that's what allowed it to flourish for the first 10 or 15 years.
I'm very open with people, very warm, when I meet them. My fans in particular find that strange and refreshing.
I don't know if I'd do well in a structured, corporate environment. I'm very open. I share everything. I don't care. I don't have anything to hide. I'm very transparent that way.
By nature, I tended to trust people and was typically open and transparent... But such transparency would go astray when others saw us out of context or when I gave trust to those few who were unworthy of it.
I know I could have a better public image if I were less open, if I ducked more issues and didn't speak out. But it's not my nature.
