Someday this type of thing is going to have a very clear connection to loss of a job or contract and someone is going to learn the term tortious interference. Then find themselves writing a bigger check than they thought they would be when they woke up that day. Paired with a groveling public apology.
Here is a Reddit story about some non-native English speaker getting fired in California over a variable name:
https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/dpcfns/i...
Re:Open Letter to the Linux Foundation
by concordDance on Saturday November 09, 2019 @04:46AM
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A large proportion of the more interesting and shareable stories are creative writing exercises. This is almost certainly one.
But all of this is on all their permanent records and when the pendulum swings the other way, they will have ample time to reflect.