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Whilst in principle I agree with him the piece reads as a desperate post-event justification for not having had children. I think the real reasons he has no ch
by Normal_gaussian 10y ago
Whilst in principle I agree with him the piece reads as a desperate post-event justification for not having had children.
I think the real reasons he has no children can be found in the last email on this page: https://stallman.org/ex-boyfriends-list.html https://stallman.org/ex-boyfriends-list.html
As for having children - it is something I am greatly concerned about. Personally I really want children, though I do not want them unless I am convinced I am with the right person. My motivation is both selfish and a desire to put better individuals than myself into future society. Adoption and sponsorship spring to mind as incredibly likely occurrences even if I have children.
- reducesuffering 10y agoOh wow. Those emails could very well explain why he doesn't have children. Why would he put those up?
- Normal_gaussian 10y agoIt was the fourth link on a google search for "stallman married". As to why somebody would put such a thing up I don't know. I started to click around his site a bit more after posting and became increasingly uncomfortable. I find it saddening, but of what I did see of the rest it seems he views his ventures into personal relationships as amusing, and I can't help but consider such openness in his specific case to be useful as a warning for those in our society who may fall down a similar path without intending to.