The fact that they so readily call Musk as being "narcissistic" (or "asshole" or "cult leader") reveals the rather dark nature of these "egoless" souls.
It is good to evaluate people on their actions rather than what they claim to be. We saw a good example of this in the Elm community[^1].
> The leadership style in Elm is extremely aggressive and authoritarian.
> By that I do not mean impolite or rude. It is almost always very civil. But still ultimately aggressive and controlling.
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> The team [at NoRedInk] shows a bewildering mix of cargo-cult inclusiveness coupled with inability to consider that anyone could be different from them in any way that matters.
>> the core team has that "happy cult" vibe where they think that if they're (passive-aggressively) polite enough, they don't have to worry about anyone's opinion outside their insular little group.
> "Happy cult" vibe is exactly how describe that faux-niceness they throw around.
It is good to evaluate people on their actions rather than what they claim to be. We saw a good example of this in the Elm community[^1].
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[^1]:
From https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/why-im-leaving-elm/
> The leadership style in Elm is extremely aggressive and authoritarian.
> By that I do not mean impolite or rude. It is almost always very civil. But still ultimately aggressive and controlling.
...
> The team [at NoRedInk] shows a bewildering mix of cargo-cult inclusiveness coupled with inability to consider that anyone could be different from them in any way that matters.
From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34746161
>> the core team has that "happy cult" vibe where they think that if they're (passive-aggressively) polite enough, they don't have to worry about anyone's opinion outside their insular little group.
> "Happy cult" vibe is exactly how describe that faux-niceness they throw around.