> many people strongly disagree with his statements and post their reasons for this on technology related forums I’m 100% ok with this. In my essay a few years

> many people strongly disagree with his statements and post their reasons for this on technology related forums I’m 100% ok with this. In my essay a few years ago about optimism (there’s a link in the post), I suggest we we try hard to praise people and criticize behaviours. That’s where I try to go. I think it’s perfectly ok to criticize words and choices. I try to avoid criticizing people. It may seem like a meaningless distinction, but to me there’s a world of difference between: So-and-so is a dick, and: So-and-so wrote some dickish words.