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		michaelhoffman on March 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3) It proves no such thing. There are many people who do what they love and are failures.

matt_yoho on March 21, 2012 [–]

Not really disagreeing with your contention, but there are probably different applicable definitions of "failure" here. It could be argued doing what one loves is inherently successful, etc. (I'm sure you're familiar with the sentiment.)

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