Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off
by aurailious on Monday September 17, 2018 @12:35PM
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Do you have a larger set than just famous assholes? Its entirely possible they represent the exception and not the rule. In fact since they themselves then to be extraordinary I would believe that they are influential in spite of being an asshole instead of because of it.
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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off
by darawk on Monday September 17, 2018 @12:47PM
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I'm not trying to make a real empirical claim. It may very well not be true that they are over-represented among highly successful people. It may be that they're simply better known, because they're such strong personalities. Would be curious as you are to see some data if anyone has it.