4 ms·

What is that "group of people" you're talking about, can you be more specific ? Are you attributing certain characteristics to people only because they are par

• worik 6y ago
  Mostly men. But not only. Mostly white. But not only. Reflecting decades later I think they were probably mostly insecure, and at the time I realised they were mostly only marginally competent. "Only a fucking idiot would do that" meaning "I do not know what you are talking about but if I admit it I might look bad, so I will attack you instead" Some times they were truly brilliant. I could call out some very famous project leaders (one of whom attacked me on a mailing list on a topic over which I was an expert and he was not. Deeply personal attacks) but I do not think it would be helpful. There are plenty of examples, and they are easy to find in old logs. But times are changing and being a total prick to prove a point is not tolerated in the worlds I (mostly) move in now. It takes debate and reasoning to prove your point. Should have happened thirty years ago. We lost a generation to fields where asbestos suits were not mandatory to participate. That was literally the advice for almost every forum back in the day "wear your asbestos suit"