Bryan Cantrill Interviewed at ACM Bytecast

Re:Bryan Cantrill Interviewed at ACM Bytecast by neom on Sunday July 04, 2021 @04:21PM (#27732314)

I understand why you might infer that. I had lunch with Brian once many years ago. Despite one of my objectives at DigitalOcean being stopping Joyent, he was very open, very honest, and very polite, easy going, super friendly. I'd caution against using the abstract as a leading indicator for an upbringing, I know more than one person whom come across similar to Brian in their background and outwardly nature, but have had extreme childhood trauma.

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Re:Bryan Cantrill Interviewed at ACM Bytecast by okareaman on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:06PM (#27732621)

Thanks for pointing this out. Overcoming trauma and suffering strengthen the character of some people, probably a smaller percentage than those that they keep down. I have achieved the happiness and positivity that Bryan has by overcoming them. My sadness is about the decades it took, but even so, I am grateful that I did.

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Re:Bryan Cantrill Interviewed at ACM Bytecast by novok on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:55PM (#27732940)

In the response to bullying, most become angry and defensive or submissive and fearful, some clever assholes, and a rare few become very nice yet assertive people and even a rarer few become the next superstars. The response to trauma is varied.

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Re:Bryan Cantrill Interviewed at ACM Bytecast by sensorsbroken on Sunday July 04, 2021 @08:37PM (#27733762)

So, in most cases, bullying causes damage to the victim?

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