[lr4444lr]

Because he has the street cred to not be diplomatic or political about an opinion. Agree with him or not, he conveys an idea about tech that draws from an incredible intuition and experience, each building on the next and showing an evolution of his thought. He doesn't worry about being "cancelled" and obscure down things with defensive caveats, or being shunned for liking some unpopular concept.

[Sharlin]

He also friggin’ wrote git. If there’s anything he’s allowed to have strong opinions on, it’s git (and Linux, obviously).