🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸 reviewed Assholes by Aaron James
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3 stars
This book defines an "asshole" as someone who thinks they deserve privileges that you don't think they do. There is also a presumption that everyone deserves the same privileges. There are problems with both of these premises; nobody agrees what privileges they should all have, and some people clearly deserve some privileges more than others. Take Linus Torvalds the creator of Linux for example. He's a huge asshole, but he created Linux so everyone gives him a pass. And honestly, who's to say he doesn't deserve the privilege? He's probably put more effort into the project than many other contributors so he's got skin in the game. His name is on it after all. The truth is that what people deserve is quite variable, and also relative to how much a person demands. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and the person who demands a privilege often gets it. Theres …
This book defines an "asshole" as someone who thinks they deserve privileges that you don't think they do. There is also a presumption that everyone deserves the same privileges. There are problems with both of these premises; nobody agrees what privileges they should all have, and some people clearly deserve some privileges more than others. Take Linus Torvalds the creator of Linux for example. He's a huge asshole, but he created Linux so everyone gives him a pass. And honestly, who's to say he doesn't deserve the privilege? He's probably put more effort into the project than many other contributors so he's got skin in the game. His name is on it after all. The truth is that what people deserve is quite variable, and also relative to how much a person demands. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and the person who demands a privilege often gets it. Theres something pathetic about writing so many words disparaging people who enjoy privileges you don't think they deserve, while they continue to enjoy those privileges anyway. What this book refuses to acknowledge is how effective being an asshole is. Hate the game, not the player.