[johansch]

Trying to recall/summarize how the 10x:ers I worked with behaved, particularly against people who hadn't proven themselves (or were.. well, doing stupid stuff):

Some patterns I have noticed:

They are really eager to share their knowledge if you invest serious amounts of time with them AND you are capable of intellectually challenging them. The only way I have made this work is in-person. It is really time-consuming, but also quite rewarding.

When communicating with random people/strangers in the company via email they can appear cold/hostile.

None of the people I've worked with have made fun of people. The more common (but still as disruptive) reaction when dealing with "stupid" people over email is to "shut down communication" - only delivering the minimum bare facts that a competent person would require.