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by zeruch 1913 days ago
"I would recommend looking into the less pleasant facts about others you consider philosophically brilliant, especially those further removed from us in time"

I do. How the hell do you think I figured it out for RMS? That same critical filtering can happen not just across time, but across various axes of context.

I didn't say that he's "irredeemable" but that the constant hagiographic/endless forgiveness for his chronic boorishness by his acolytes is annoying and serves no benefit.

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> the constant hagiographic/endless forgiveness for his chronic boorishness by his acolytes is annoying and serves no benefit.

Most relevant is that it deprives him of useful feedback neurodivergent people can actually use to better communicate with neurotypical colleagues.