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[–] [email protected] 102 points 1 week ago (41 children)

This CEO, Gabe Newell, and (if he was still alive) the founder of Little Caesars, who, if I recall correctly, secretly paid for Rosa Parks apartment until her death.

[–] DokPsy 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Add Steve Wozniak to the list of the ones to be protected. The Woz has done more to pull people up and we should all aspire to that level if we ever have the means.

[–] Skullgrid 50 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Woz isn't a CEO and was stabbed in the back so many times he makes the Ten of Swords look like a sign for future friendships

[–] mohammed_alibi 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Skullgrid 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

in terms of being betreayed? sure.

In terms of being the salvation and the light? Nah, that's Linus

[–] DokPsy 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Linus is the drunken uncle of the tech backbone, let's be real here. Woz is the supportive one after being in abusive relationship after abusive relationship.

After every instance of getting relatively screwed over (he still made bank, just not as much) he still founded and ran groups that focussed on pushing the envelope of tech or improving less advantaged youth into stem fields

[–] Skullgrid 2 points 1 week ago

Linus is the drunken uncle of the tech backbone, let’s be real here. Woz is the supportive one after being in abusive relationship after abusive relationship.

Woz is Bill Dautrive, Linus is Rusty Shackleford :P

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Woz is the true Tech Jesus

No that would be Stallman. In so many ways, but most importantly by establishing the concept of free software and pushing hard for progressive values. Also by being unpopular with the masses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

You mean GNU/Stallman

[–] DokPsy 3 points 1 week ago

He's been on multiple board of directors and founded several orgs. While not a CEO, he's certainly in the same sphere and must be protected.

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