https://rusty.ozlabs.org/2011/05/19/if-you-didnt-run-code-written-by-assholes-your-machine-wouldnt-boot.html
I wrote this over 15 years ago, and it still rings true: separate the art from the artist....
Well said. So many implications there, your title captures it though - separate the art from the artist. I'll try to remember that more. Heck. Might just stick a post it on the desk.