Yes, he's a genius but I kept thinking "damn, the ego on this guy" while reading that.

I love Linux, and thus, I love Linus... But he has a very large ego, there's nothing wrong in pointing out reality. That's just who he is. At least his ego matches his skill, which is something rare. He deserves to be cocky, he earned it.

You'll get downvoted here because most programmers have elevated egos and think this is normal behavior.