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by MartinCron 4539 days ago
i'm actually struggling to think of an idolized figure in tech who isn't an "asshole"

Maybe not as idolized as Jobs/Gates/Zuck, but there are non-asshole public figures in tech, such as Woz, Tim O'Reilly, Matt Mullenweg, Joel Spolsky. Being abrasive isn't a prerequisite to success.