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> Maybe have some kids Got those. I teach them responsibility for their actions.

> smoke a joint Done that. Didn't use it as an excuse.

> What now? Consequences don't care about your defiance. Nor should GitHub or whatever party has to deal with you.

Normal people make mistakes. Decent people care about limiting the damage to others. Assholes blame everybody else and deny all responsibility.

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That doesn’t mean the inverse is true though: “if someone else is to blame you’re an asshole.”

Many things are untrue. Including "if someone else can be blamed, I am blameless".

But that's getting a bit off track. I responded to the attitude where someone should not be expected to read a simple and clear dialog because they were a hairless ape that could be drunk.

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