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Linus Torvalds on his insults: respect should be earned.
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A short TFiR clip in which Linus Torvalds explains his view that respect should be earned rather than given, in defense of his blunt and insulting style.
HN uses it as the reference for Linus's stance on rudeness and respect in debates about civility and gratuitous negativity.
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