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> It sets a precedent that will absolutely lead to self-censorship on a topic that really requires the disinfecting power of sunshine. This incident doesn't ch
by oefrha 7y ago
> It sets a precedent that will absolutely lead to self-censorship on a topic that really requires the disinfecting power of sunshine.
This incident doesn't change anything since much more chilling precedents have been set so many times before. RMS's position is way too extreme here, 99.9% of people would probably find it despicable. Meanwhile, lives (including at least one Nobel laureate's) have been destroyed for contentious, merely politically incorrect statements (or less). The ship has long sailed, RMS just didn't get the memo, maybe due to the peculiar way he uses the Internet.
- flukus 7y ago> This incident doesn't change anything since much more chilling precedents have been set so many times before Your not wrong, but in this case he is 2 degrees of separation away from someone that we know was guilty. It feels like the witch hunting has moved onto those who are guilty by association. > RMS's position is way too extreme here, 99.9% of people would probably find it despicable. Quite a lot of us live in a world where what Minsky did would not be considered statutory rape, so presumably they wouldn't find it despicable (if we ignore potential sex trafficking): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent#/media/File:Age_of_Consent_-_Global.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent#/media/File:Age...