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I think the main criticism of Linus's rants is not that he is incorrect, but rather his tone (primarily his use of explitives and ad-hominens). I think he coul
by em3rgent0rdr 9y ago
I think the main criticism of Linus's rants is not that he is incorrect, but rather his tone (primarily his use of explitives and ad-hominens). I think he could communicate more efficiently with a civil yet blunt criticism by simply removing the explicitives and ad-hominems.
- alexashka 9y agoMaybe, or maybe he'd be a ball of suppressed rage, get some stress-related disease and die. I understand that the current trend is to suppress all your emotions, and then quietly read self-help books and seek therapy, but it's not at all obvious to me that venting does more bad than good. To me, I get a kick out of reading Linus' rants, I find them highly amusing. I can understand that the few people they're directed towards, would feel mildly abused, to which I say welp, it's a small price to pay. There needs to be an acceptance that dealing with other people is oftentimes frustrating, and that there need to be avenues to release that. Business people have booze, drugs, strippers and hookers. Linus is a good boy, he has offensive language and all caps. I consider him a saint, compared to the alternatives someone a little more gregarious would've taken.
- Retra 9y agoI don't think you have any legitimate reason to believe his vulgarities are somehow protecting his health or sanity. But I also don't see any reason to believe they're harming anyone else's.