Their entire argument against the great man theory, quoting the original article, is "But it’s also wrong, and toxic to sustainable development and equitable en

Their entire argument against the great man theory, quoting the original article, is "But it’s also wrong, and toxic to sustainable development and equitable environments." No reasons or arguments are provided, just an assertion. On the other hand, "a lot of the very best software is made by either one person or a very small band of very close collaborators." is an argument - not very strong, but at least something, with prominent examples such as git, tex, Calibre, emacs, OBS, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Sublime Text and many others.