Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'

Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by eeZah7Ux on Thursday September 27, 2018 @10:43AM (#18084967)

It's unlikely that someone can be impervious to all and every type of insult and at any point in your life, as long as you are human.

In some cultures e.g. Japanese, being publicly accused and insulted is worse than insulting - it's a mark of shame that doesn't go away.

Unfortunately people simply can't rewire their brain, especially as adults, and that's why good manners exist.

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Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by matz1 on Thursday September 27, 2018 @10:52AM (#18085054)

> It's unlikely that someone can be impervious to all and every type of insult and at any point in your life, as long as you are human

Sure, but I can always make the effort and try

>Unfortunately people simply can't rewire their brain, especially as adults

I think It works both way. Some asshole can't simply be not asshole.

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Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by eropple on Thursday September 27, 2018 @11:12AM (#18085251)

Everyone, modulo the pathologically mentally ill who require at least some level of direct and personal care (and who, frankly, are such a vanishingly tiny minority that optimizing for that case is silly), can choose to not be an asshole.

Someone's ingrained bad habits may make this harder.

Tough.

It's a choice; make it.

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