"If we want computing to be a friendly and welcoming field and contribute to the betterment of humanity, we can't tolerate people who behave like this in public

"If we want computing to be a friendly and welcoming field and contribute to the betterment of humanity, we can't tolerate people who behave like this in public." "Friendly and welcoming" is not a pre-condition for the "betterment of humanity". If it were, only smooth talkers would thrive(like lawyers) and not assholes like Steve Jobs etc... I would rather computing be a field where good ideas win, and if the person with the good idea is nice and welcoming, well that's just a nice bonus but shouldn't affect the evaluation of an idea in my ideal world which I know doesn't really exist. Innovation should be easier and the notion that a good idea requires it be presented within some tolerable/unnecessary social parameters is artificially limiting and only provides an environment where less innovation happens.