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I absolutely love that Linus speaks his mind. Candor and telling it honestly is getting rarer...

• happytoexplain 6y ago
  Unfortunately, "candor and telling it honestly" is frequently code for "I want to be hostile toward people I don't like, but I don't want to experience social consequences for it", so there's a lot of noise in the interpretation of this space.
  • slingnow 6y ago
    Do you have any evidence for this claim?
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    • enragedcacti 6y ago
      I'm not sure what 'evidence' would be satisfying to you for something like this, but maybe something about the man himself will help you understand what he means? https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/after-years-of-abusive-e-mails-the-creator-of-linux-steps-aside https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/after-years-of-ab... tl;dr for the article: “Please just kill yourself now. The world will be a better place” - Linus Torvalds, former "Candid" speaker
  • kodah 6y ago
    Linus has since apologized for his words and actions against people, worked to correct them, and has been maintaining a pretty good track record so far. Your generalization falls short of reality unfortunately. It is possible to use candor and "tell it like it is" without degrading people, which is exactly what you see here.
  • loeg 6y ago
    I agree it's often a problem. Happily, in this instance, Linus's criticisms are on the mark and not directed at an individual.