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0 pointsraclage5y ago0 comments

> Also, the "offensive things" in his talks were only offensive to a small vocal minority by his own account.

Is that really something we should take at face value? There are plenty of instances of people getting unreasonably offended but it's also extremely common for people to be shitty to their colleagues and use this as an excuse. He provides no actual examples.

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ZephyrBlu5y ago· 2 in thread

Well, there is a little context provided by the post itself. While a lot of people seem to be calling him toxic, he comes off as quite genuine to me.

raclageOP5y ago

People can be genuinely toxic though.

Personally I've met and worked with lots of people that were in many ways friendly and genuine but had some weakness or quirk that induced them to mistreat their coworkers.

flyinglizard5y ago

I don’t think I’ve met many genuinely toxic people. They exist but usually you’d hear all about them before your first week is over.

The second kind of people you mention are, well, human. Such small transgressions exist in family and among friends as well.

campl3r5y ago

It aligns nearly perfectly with most other reports out of google.

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