“The Failure Mode of Clever (is asshole)”
Applies to some OSS commenters I’ve seen…
Great take from John Scalzi (who also writes GREAT sci-fi books).
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/06/16/the-failure-state-of-clever/
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The Failure Mode of Clever
So, apropos of nothing in particular, let’s say you wish to communicate privately with someone