Comment by dshpala
3 years ago
Speaking about consensus - there is another thread on the HN where people complain about Android 13 UI. I guess that was built with a healthy dose of consensus.
The point is - sometimes you need a jerk with a vision so that the thing you're building don't turn into amorphous blob.
You need someone with vision who enforces strict adherence to that vision. I'm not convinced you have to be a jerk to do that though.
Yes, you don't need to be a jerk to do that. Linus Torvalds used to be a jerk (perhaps still is, but I think much less so these days). Do you have a non-jerk with Torvalds' vision?
The old quote: I would trust Einstein, but I wouldn't trust a committee of Einsteins.
How is Steve Jobs getting left out of this conversation
Maybe because: if you cannot say anything good about a dead person, don't say anything.