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Linus Torvalds built Git in 10 days - and never imagined it would last 20 years (www.zdnet.com)
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[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Four things went for Musk:

  • he was rich
  • he had a passing resemblance to Robert Downey Jr.
  • he ~~made~~ was closely associated with futuristic hardware (we don't seem to value revolutionary software the same way as hardware)
  • he was rich

In all honesty, a lot of solo developers who are directly responsible for the internet as we know it should be getting far more credit than rich ass holes but here we are.

Edit: correct

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago

Don’t forget:

  • he was rich
[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Don’t forget:

  • his dad was rich
[-] Skoll@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

A distinction without a difference

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