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> Stallman needs to lighten up a bit. I genuinely think that he's mentally ill. I don't say that to be mean. He seems to be extremely paranoid and anti-social.
by seattle_spring 10y ago
> Stallman needs to lighten up a bit.
I genuinely think that he's mentally ill. I don't say that to be mean. He seems to be extremely paranoid and anti-social. Those traits never end well.
- eivarv 10y agoSincere questions: How is he paranoid, as opposed to extrapolating potential abuse from known vulnerabilities (be it technology or legislation)? How is he anti-social, as opposed to going against popular use of technology to the point of it being impractical and maybe being a bit asocial? I certainly don’t see him throwing around any delusional or irrational arguments, though the latter may be debatable; He’s not saying that he (or anyone else) is such an interesting person or involved with such interesting activities that they must be persecuted, but that there are ethical considerations to the use of popular technology. Seen through the lense of his ideology as pertaining to software, I don’t really think there’s anything worrying here.
- EpicEng 10y agoParanoia: suspicion and mistrust of people or their actions without evidence or justification. I think he definitely fits that definition on occasion.
- eivarv 10y agoSource for your definition? I ask only because the exact hits I got on Google go on to specify concrete details with regards to psychological problems, while your quote(?) could be misconstrued to described almost anyone skeptical of anything. How would you say that RMS' "paranoia" differs from regular suspicion? There's quite a leap from being skeptical of others' intentions and pointing out potential dangers to paranoia [1]. [1]: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/paranoia-and-delusional-disorders http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/paranoia-and-d...