No one is suggesting they let their guard down. You can keep your guard up and still maintain quality. > I've worked with kind of Linus and I have learned fro

No one is suggesting they let their guard down. You can keep your guard up and still maintain quality. > I've worked with kind of Linus and I have learned from them far more than from most of considerate and gentle minded people(there are exceptions though). That's because it's easier to act that way for most individuals. It takes real talent to balance the two.