[krapp]

> Are there any non-shitty people?

There are people less shitty than RMS, yes.

>By whose standards do we decide who is or isn't shitty? And why would 'being shitty' mean they shouldn't be listened to?

Common societal standards. For instance: passionately defending child predation and objectifying women on one's mailing list for years makes one a shitty person by most people's standards[0]. The many anecdotal accounts of him harassing women, if true, would make him a shitty person[1]. His near legendary disregard for hygiene and personal space makes him a shitty person.

It's about time the free software movement, as a culture, separated itself from the cult of its one true prophet. Defending a good idea shouldn't mean defending a bad person.

[0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21287006

[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21208344