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Re:Working asynchronously by xsmasher on Thursday October 24, 2019 @08:37PM (#21350629)
I know this is quoting a classic text, but "Hubris" bugs me here; it seems like the virtue being describe here is pride or ego, not hubris.

Hubris implies excessive pride and ambition; pride that is oversized when compared to your ability. It has a negative connotation.

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Re:Working asynchronously by pacaro on Thursday October 24, 2019 @11:29PM (#21351612)
IIRC the camel book cautions about excesses in each of these "virtues.

I've always been amused by the concept of "excessive hubris"

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