Some points are subtle and take a lot of words to explain well. You can't tl;dr subtlety. Also, code has multiple paths and this thread has only one: statement; statement; statement; etc
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Not because the people doing the screening are mean or arbitrary, but because it indicates a lack of care that will carry over into your work. Similarly, being an asshole indicates a deficit that compromises all of your thought processes, to some degree.
Yes, acting like an asshole is harmful to oneself as well as others. I agree. But, you know, context and compassion. The last person who was an asshole to me in public, after talking to him turned out to be suffering PTSD.
