Yeah, the article is lacking in real examples. In my experience the leaders of successful projects are nice because of the straightforward selection pressure f

Yeah, the article is lacking in real examples. In my experience the leaders of successful projects are nice because of the straightforward selection pressure for projects that don't alienate their users. Sadly it's the followers[1] that are often jerks, and they face no selection pressure (except that they gradually pollute the well for projects they support). [1] Guys like Karunamon in this thread.