Abrasive and abusive are too very different things. Linus frequently slides into the latter. Abrasive, to me, means if you do something stupid you'll be called out and told what's wrong. Abusive is when that conversation turns into name calling.
You can be as hard on yourself as you please, and we are often our own worst critic. When those complaints let fly to other ears, they should be phrased a little better.
Again, your preference may vary. Me? I work with adults, I don't care how good the other kids are.
You can be as hard on yourself as you please, and we are often our own worst critic. When those complaints let fly to other ears, they should be phrased a little better.
Again, your preference may vary. Me? I work with adults, I don't care how good the other kids are.