I don't respect people unless I think they deserve the respect. There are people who think that respect is something that should be given, and I happen to be one of the people who is perfectly happy saying no; respect should be earned. And without being earned, you don't get it. It's really that simple.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I don't respect people unless I think they deserve the respect. There are people who think that respect is something that should be given, and I happen to be one of the people who is perfectly happy saying no; respect should be earned. And without being earned, you don't get it. It's really that simple." in the context of "Linus Torvalds, Daniel Gillmore, Ana Guerrerero López (2014), DebConf 14: Q&A with Linus Torvalds, work: DebConf 2014 Portland, at: 14min35, publisher: Youtube/Google" to mean that wisdom is timeless.