Linus is a narcissistic asshole, & his “letter of atonement” is just another egocentric outburst. It’s all about him.
If he really meant any of it, he’ll shut up & spend a bunch of time just listening. Not to his shitty kernel echo chamber either - to all the folks he drove off.
If he really meant any of it, he’ll shut up & spend a bunch of time just listening. Not to his shitty kernel echo chamber either - to all the folks he drove off.
There’s no coming back. Any place he’s welcomed in the future will be at the expense of the people he abused & belittled & drove away - over DECADES of abusive behavior.
Many of them will never go any place he goes.
Don’t prioritize Linus’s redemption over his victims’ safety.
Many of them will never go any place he goes.
Don’t prioritize Linus’s redemption over his victims’ safety.
All this “let’s wait & see!” makes me sick. Where’s that second chance for the hundreds or maybe thousands of people he abused & drove off?
One mistake, ok, maybe wait & see. DECADES of bullying? NOPE.
Cast him into the sea for all I care. As long as he never. comes. back.
One mistake, ok, maybe wait & see. DECADES of bullying? NOPE.
Cast him into the sea for all I care. As long as he never. comes. back.
And now I’m getting off twitter because all three people in my household are sick and it’s terrible.
One final note: mental illness (whether self-diagnosed, medical-establishment-sanctioned, or internet-speculated) never excuses bad behavior.
Never.
One final note: mental illness (whether self-diagnosed, medical-establishment-sanctioned, or internet-speculated) never excuses bad behavior.
Never.
The way actual mental illness works: if a person can’t help but do a behavior that hurts other people, they remove themselves from the situation where that will happen.
