"I don't know how to make a screenshot"

Linus Torvalds often says that he does not know how to do X (like install a Linux distribution, or other simple stuff). I wager that it's a status thing.

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ekjhgkejhgk 20 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> I wager that it's a status thing.

Yes, it's a form of signaling. It's like a milloinaire showing "I have so much money that I can dump 10k on a Rolex and not even think about it", or a billionaire showing "I have so much money I don't even need to dump 10k on a Rolex to show how much money I have". These guy's version is "I'm so technically accomplished, that I can tell you I don't know X basic thing and you'll interpret it as a sign of my genius".

That's ok. In our society we attribute too much importance on money, I don't mind if the likes of Stallman and Linus get a bit more fanhood from the wider society than they currently do.

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hombre_fatal 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s disdain.

	▲	ekjhgkejhgk 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Nah, I think he's right, it's signaling. I think Linus and Stallman don't have disdain for "civilians". I think Linus in particular has deep disdain for people who pretend to be competent and then are not up to scrutiny; he doesn't have those blowouts with dumbasses that he doesn't work with. On the other hand, someone who strikes me has having universal disdain is Carmack.