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Not to dump on the author, but following the Serenity Prayer would have led to a happier outcome...

grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference

He clearly could delete his packages so he did. In the left-pad incident, apparently, the community didn’t have the serenity to accept that.

Fair enough. If he considered that a victory, then good for him.