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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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