Linus Torvalds on his insults: respect should be earned.
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Published 2014-09-03
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Linus Torvalds: “I don't respect people unless I think they deserve the respect. There are people who think that respect is something that should be given, and I happen to be one of the people who is perfectly happy saying no respect should be earned. And without being earned, you don't get it. It's really that simple.”
All Comments (21)
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Respect should be earned. Disrespect should be earned. To be ignored is free. I think this is how humanity works.
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I have the feeling that this mentality only works when you're in a position of authority, like Linus is. If I started talking to my tech lead or my boss like this, even if I might know more than them technically, I'd get fired.
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The tech boss so open-source, even his feelings are actually public. Thats dope.
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"Not everybody agrees, and that's fine, too!"
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"Shut up and compile that kernel!"
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0:43 (...) I've actually seen projects that took the whole political correctness so far that the project is no longer is about the technology that's prophetic, isn't it?
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Torvalds: Respects should be earned, but disrespect is free.
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"I think Americans are far too concerned with superficial friendliness and politeness. Even when people are angry with you and are basically telling you to fuck of they will still continue to use "thank you" and "please" which becomes completely bizarre when their voice is telling you they are not being friendly at all."
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The test for me is how Linus reacts when he is insulted. He faces nice people, from what I've seen.
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How times have changed...
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I love how Linus is so calm and nice, yet so abrasive at the same time, LOL. You can tell he's not actively trying to be mean, and that he's not hateful. Like he said, people are different. Grow up in different cultures, in different families, and have different personalities and worldviews. And nobody's perfect either, of course. But I greatly respect him for it
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Treating someone with respect and actually respecting someone are 2 different things.
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1:42 "Living together is not by finding some lowest common denominator" As much as I lead with empathy in as many situations as possible, this is probably the most true he said during his whole answer.
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If respect should be earned, then does that mean you treat people with disdain until they show value as per your personal criteria? That sounds like arrogance.
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Respect isn't a bool. It's a continuous value on a spectrum. Disrespect should earned just as respect is, and in proportion to people's actions.
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I feel, it's not about "giving respect", it's more about not being a bully and treating other humans with basic decency. Are these developers he is working with malicious and intending to make mistakes? He can assert dominance, show anger, and put people in line WITHOUT the personal insults such as suggesting they were too stupid to find a tit to suck on as a kid.
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What a loveable penguin man
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A society of victims by default. If Linus Torvalds told me to retroactively abort myself it would probably be one of the highlights of my whole year.
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Some people are polite because they’re genuinely considerate, but most are polite because they need to be. This just shows the degree to which he genuinely doesn’t answer to anyone. His personality is un-touched by the pressures of society, which basically by definition, makes it a personality society condemns.
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There are plenty of programmers who have 0 intuition and meanwhile IT is a field centered on problem solving so you will honestly ask "how the hell did this guy get this far?"
