The thing that astounds me about this story is the response to it.
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The thing that astounds me about this story is the response to it. It’s just amazing the lengths people will go to believe in the inherent goodness of the white dude, and then dramatic incredulity that follows him doing the things everyone knew he was gonna do. Like all the dramatic “I thought he was a good guy” bullshit people post about him is just so tiring.
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
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The thing that astounds me about this story is the response to it. It’s just amazing the lengths people will go to believe in the inherent goodness of the white dude, and then dramatic incredulity that follows him doing the things everyone knew he was gonna do. Like all the dramatic “I thought he was a good guy” bullshit people post about him is just so tiring.
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
Linus Torvalds has never been a good guy. This is who he always was. This is not a fucking surprise. The man was sending the most wretched and hateful messages to women programmers in the 90s when all they wanted to do was help. I know, I’m one of them.
The fact that people react to this shit with surprise is just… what the fuck?
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Linus Torvalds has never been a good guy. This is who he always was. This is not a fucking surprise. The man was sending the most wretched and hateful messages to women programmers in the 90s when all they wanted to do was help. I know, I’m one of them.
The fact that people react to this shit with surprise is just… what the fuck?
And don’t even fucking talk to me about that whole “he is getting better” bullshit.
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And don’t even fucking talk to me about that whole “he is getting better” bullshit.
White men will be applauded for having fewer violent, rage filled tirades than they used to.
And THAT, right there, says it all.
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And don’t even fucking talk to me about that whole “he is getting better” bullshit.
@Damselfly@blackqueer.life Some people can't be reformed, and he's one of them.
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Linus Torvalds has never been a good guy. This is who he always was. This is not a fucking surprise. The man was sending the most wretched and hateful messages to women programmers in the 90s when all they wanted to do was help. I know, I’m one of them.
The fact that people react to this shit with surprise is just… what the fuck?
@Damselfly even for those who were not aware of what he did, common: there is nothing much to come from a guy that thinks it is a nice personality to be unnecessary rude with people trying to collaborate to your code when they don't want (or, worst, don't even know) to do as he pleases.
Linus is an colossus of a software engineer, talented as few in the world, but this not at all have to walk together with empathy, respect, good manners and good character
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