Because he said things that some people on the internet interpreted as mean, so therefore he’s mean and we should never associate with mean people.
But no, what I meant to get at is that DHH's ego is radioactive. RailsConf tried to open their keynote to having Maybe Perhaps Someone Else Talk Sometime and DHH's response was, as it were, [off the rails](https://world.hey.com/dhh/no-railsconf-faa7935e). RailsWorld started the next year and, happy to have DHH keynote, took off. RailsConf swiftly died.
If you're running an ecosystem with a vocal community, is that a fire you want to play with?
I’m having a hard time seeing the crime against humanity here.