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I respect Linus, still! (hackertalks.com)
submitted 1 year ago by jet@hackertalks.com to c/linus_tech_tips
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Not a fan boy, I actually find him a little annoying. He is clearly a narcissist, and has trouble taking constructive feedback gracefully, but he drinks the good community koolaide.

He told people about adblockers, and ublock, even while asking people not to use it.

His people in his company are asked not to run ablockers because it would be hypocritical

He isn't perfect, but for the most part, he practices what he preaches, he does get introspection (eventually, heh), and tries to build the community and world he would want to live in.

The recent drama is necessary to improve processes. I'm sad to see all the brigading, but gathering on my life experience I consider him upstanding, and of good moral character.

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[–] kev_handle@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I agree. Sometimes its easy to forget that these online celebrities are people. Linus is a person, as flawed as any of us. He let his ego get in his own way, and took sharp criticism of his company as personal attacks - which is an obviously easy thing to do. The important thing to look at is whether or not LMG / he learns from this, which I'm sure they will.

The only truly concerning thing to me is the Maddison stuff. That I'm reserving my judgment for. I don't doubt her account of things, but it's simply one side to a story. That she self harmed to get a day off is very worrying, but it's also a massive red flag. That is a pretty extreme escalation. Clearly she wasn't stable, but did LMG cause the instability or just contribute to it? Either wouldn't be ok, but she was a person acting abnormally - and that's a lens that deserves extra consideration.

I don't intend to stop watching LMG for the time being, and I'll withhold my judgment for now.