Judge Ideas, Not People

Remember that you can hold multiple, even conflicting opinions about the same person.

You can admire or be inspired by certain qualities or accomplishments without necessarily agreeing with all of their views.

Yes, even someone as polarizing as Elon Musk. It’s called nuance.

You can pick and choose which ideas to embrace and which ones to ignore.

Stop shutting down conversations by judging the messenger; listen to what’s actually being said.

Sometimes, controversial minds spark the best insights – if you’re open enough to hear them.

This makes me think about Apple's iconic Think Different ad-campaign:

Here's to the crazy ones.

The misfits.

The rebels.

The troublemakers.

The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them, 
glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They push the human race forward.
While some may see them as the crazy ones,
 we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think 
they can change the world, are the ones who do.