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Re:After DeepMind’s cofounder was placed on leave for bullyi... by jwilber on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:24PM (#28101521)
Can’t see how being an asshole and being innovative are intrinsically linked.

On the other hand, being an asshole and [taking credit for other’s work, stepping on others to climb the corporate ladder, throwing others under the bus, other sociopathic behavior…] seem pretty correlated.

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Re:After DeepMind’s cofounder was placed on leave for bullyi... by tbrownaw on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:48PM (#28101681)
Being innovative means ignoring the way things are supposed to be done, and maybe a bit of hubris to think you can do better.

I'd imagine that being an asshole likely also involves ignoring the way things are supposed to be done, and/or a bit of (differently applied) hubris.

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Re:After DeepMind’s cofounder was placed on leave for bullyi... by jwilber on Saturday August 07, 2021 @06:44PM (#28102542)
As nice as that sounds in writing, it’s entirely not true. Many innovations were stumbled on by pure chance, or were logical conclusions from observation-based studies.

Not to mention, this man has innovated nothing. His career is entirely management.

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