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I don't think anyone here is trying to tear Davis down. It's just that his writings can reflect poorly on our community as a whole to those who aren't familiar

by dubfan 12y ago

I don't think anyone here is trying to tear Davis down. It's just that his writings can reflect poorly on our community as a whole to those who aren't familiar with his circumstances. In the current climate of hit-piece, shoot-first-ask-questions-never outrage journalism, for which the straw man of the out-of-touch privileged techie is a favorite punching bag, you can't be too careful.

cloakandswagger 12y ago
I'd say we've pretty much gone full circle. Suffocating levels of political correctness alongside a self-obsessed victim culture have made a lot of people sympathetic to the trope of the outrageous, out of touch savant.
- throwaway3343 12y ago
  I admit it's hard to balance the approaches behind "He's just a troubled person," "He's a raving nut," "He's a raving nut, but so what?" and so on.
  - drivingmenuts 12y ago
    > I admit it's hard to balance the approaches behind "He's just a troubled person," "He's a raving nut," "He's a raving nut, but so what?" and so on. Do you mean Davis or Torvalds? Frankly, I'd avoid both of them.
    - gonzo 12y ago
      Or Theo DeRaat
throwaway3343 12y ago
As someone stridently critical of this community, the way people like you approach Davis reflects more poorly on the community than the presence of an individual with religious mania--especially if you contrast religious mania and greedy mania. Reputation, reputation, reputation--often that's all this place seems to think about. Obviously I'm broadly generalizing from what you might have intended to be a considerate comment. But the masses of homeless in San Francisco are mostly ignored by the tech community, perhaps because it's easier on the mind to squelch with a hellban.
rdc12 12y ago
At the same time his approach to others, would make him an extremly difficult person to work with. I enjoy looking at some of his work, but I could never actually work with him, which is quite sad.

by dubfan 12y ago

cloakandswagger 12y ago

I'd say we've pretty much gone full circle. Suffocating levels of political correctness alongside a self-obsessed victim culture have made a lot of people sympathetic to the trope of the outrageous, out of touch savant.

throwaway3343 12y ago
I admit it's hard to balance the approaches behind "He's just a troubled person," "He's a raving nut," "He's a raving nut, but so what?" and so on.
- drivingmenuts 12y ago
  > I admit it's hard to balance the approaches behind "He's just a troubled person," "He's a raving nut," "He's a raving nut, but so what?" and so on. Do you mean Davis or Torvalds? Frankly, I'd avoid both of them.
  - gonzo 12y ago
    Or Theo DeRaat

throwaway3343 12y ago

As someone stridently critical of this community, the way people like you approach Davis reflects more poorly on the community than the presence of an individual with religious mania--especially if you contrast religious mania and greedy mania. Reputation, reputation, reputation--often that's all this place seems to think about. Obviously I'm broadly generalizing from what you might have intended to be a considerate comment. But the masses of homeless in San Francisco are mostly ignored by the tech community, perhaps because it's easier on the mind to squelch with a hellban.

rdc12 12y ago

At the same time his approach to others, would make him an extremly difficult person to work with. I enjoy looking at some of his work, but I could never actually work with him, which is quite sad.