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by jsavimbi 5363 days ago
Because people have feelings.
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burgerbrain 5363 days ago
Why should it hurt anybodies feelings to point out that Steve Jobs wasn't all fairy dust and benevolence? This need to whitewash people when they die is truly bizarre.
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2muchcoffeeman 5363 days ago
We're not trying to whitewash it. It's just empathy. Would it have been so bad to wait a week or 2 after the funeral?
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marekmroz 5363 days ago
People also have opinions and they should be free to express them.
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phamilton 5363 days ago
And my opinion is that RMS is being a D-bag.

Freedom to express isn't freedom from bad responses.

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