We need to really kill the myth that the Linux kernel is a particularly high quality code base/ that the devs who work on it are somehow special.
@insanitybit I feel like you see this with anything often viewed as magic: kernels, compilers, etc.
@gsnedders Absolutely. The more niche something is the more impressive people find those who work in those areas. It's not to say impressive people don't, I know they do, but it devolves into hero worship in too many cases.