I'm still not certain why this is It's mostly sheltered Americans who misinterpret Linus's way of doing things as "toxic". Said sheltered Americans also coaste

I'm still not certain why this is It's mostly sheltered Americans who misinterpret Linus's way of doing things as "toxic". Said sheltered Americans also coasted their way through life without ever having a Linus-esque reality check, so again they perceive that kind of concise communication as a personal material attack on them. Is Linus a bit too curt? Maybe, but he gets things done.