> There are many people in the computing field (alive and dead) with many accomplishments to their name but utter devoid of empathy and social skills. Despite t

> There are many people in the computing field (alive and dead) with many accomplishments to their name but utter devoid of empathy and social skills. Despite that, many of these figures are idolised by other developers, or their behaviour tolerated. I guess that's natural, isn't it? We value people by their feats, not by how well or bad they treated their fellows. I've seen this interesting discussion happen several times with other fields, such as music or arts: lots of people might almost worship someone, e.g. a famous singer, not even knowing (or caring, to be honest) about how they were violent with their spouse or were racist or something like that. Practical example: Pablo Picasso. One of the most renowned Spanish artists. His work praised everywhere and every time. Now go have a look at his personal life... So it's not a problem in our profession. It's more general: a defining characteristic of how we humans generally tend to appreciate other people's work.