Toxicity as a smart strategy

I think being toxic is a very smart strategy Linus employs to reduce the amount of communication and correspondingly the amount of work he has to do to minimum.

A dark-mode social media post jokes that Linus deliberately acts toxic to minimize communication and therefore reduce his workload. The punchline frames abrasive behavior as an efficient productivity strategy, making it suitable as a reaction to someone avoiding conversations or teamwork. EN: A dark-mode social media post jokes that Linus deliberately acts toxic to minimize communication and therefore reduce his workload. The punchline frames abrasive behavior as an efficient productivity strategy, making it suitable as a reaction to someone avoiding conversations or teamwork.

• @gentoomemes / 18347 2025-08-23