> He takes everything literally and doesn’t necessarily take feelings and the reactions of others into account when making statements that are outside the bound

> He takes everything literally and doesn’t necessarily take feelings and the reactions of others into account when making statements that are outside the bounds of his expertise in free software. But he is not dumb. He could take those feelings into account, if it's not possible by being emphatic then by using rational deduction or simply by taking the advice of people who are emphatic and tell him "don't do this". If I could learn that so could he. If he doesn't want to learn that it just means he doesn't care how his actions affect other people. That means he's an asshole (if not something worse). Being an asshole is also not a problem per se. But then you have to accept how people react to you (again, this is also rationally comprehendable even for people lacking empathy). But it also means if you are in a PR position where you need allies for advancing the cause you're fighting for then you are not a good fit for this position. Alienating possible allies is the worst you can do in a PR position.