[dshpala]

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.

[celtain]

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.

[tasuki]

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?

[a9h74j]

The old quote: I would trust Einstein, but I wouldn't trust a committee of Einsteins.

[kurupt213]

How is Steve Jobs getting left out of this conversation

[pestatije]

Maybe because: if you cannot say anything good about a dead person, don't say anything.