dhh on gross laptops: 'Clean your room, then clean your computer' — sloppy machine, sloppy mind
rudrank · x · 2026-09-14
Replying to the claim that a disgusting laptop marks a 'cracked engineer,' dhh pushes back: it's not a badge of honor. He invokes Jordan Peterson's advice — clean your room, then clean your computer — and warns against sloppy thinking, sloppy living, and sloppy machines, adding that disgust is an important human instinct.
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