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Re:Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory by huijzer on Tuesday December 24, 2024 @07:35PM (#42506013)
I think it’s a balance. You do need to be an asshole sometimes to get things done. But you don’t need to be an asshole all the time. It’s an easy excuse to say you need to be a prick because otherwise you cannot do your great achievements. It’s a false dichotomy. Even Einstein had friends.
Re:Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory by woooooo on Tuesday December 24, 2024 @07:51PM (#42506081)
I don't think OP was saying that, they were saying that anybody who's truly different enough to be "great" is also going to have downsides to those strengths.

It certainly does sound like shockley was way more of an asshole than necessary.