I agree, it is almost impossible to not like Philip (and I have certainly never even tried not to!).
Yes, he is a nice guy, and friendly, and accessible.
IF a little zany.
I have a wait-and-see attitude, but I will be happy if this means that the Tao of Linden will be thrown out and Employees Will Be Told What to Do.
Here's how I figure it: I pay those employees.
(That is to say, we all do.)
I don't want them working at
SL for their own pleasure. Or for their own self-development.
I want them working at
SL to give us what we need.
So I want someone telling them what to do.
I get tired of paying a bunch of kids to have fun, and I think we have seen (and Philip has seen) that that doesn't really work in the long run.
So - get rid of the Tao, get rid of the "self-directed" work, and start telling people what to do, and what to fix, and by what deadline.
Just like every other place in the world.
Even if some of it isn't fun, and no one really wants to do it.
And remind the employees every single blessed day just exactly who it is that they ALL work for, and who really pays them.
And that ain't Phillip.
coco