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He's a bad representative for neuro-atypicals
by lallysingh 7y ago
He's a bad representative for neuro-atypicals
- angry_octet 7y agoMy whole working life has bee in organisations with a disproportionate number of atypical types, and by and large found it refreshing and tolerant compared the culture outside, often macho, ignorant and dumb. Defending RMS's predilections as stemming from being aspy or whatever is really insulting to a great many in the tech community.
- curiousgal 7y agoList one neuro-atypical with as many achievements and as much world-changing added value. To me this whole ordeal is simple to look at: RMS: created software that shaped today's world and hurt some people's feelings. RMS' criticizers: ...?
- dreamcompiler 7y agoJust one? Temple Grandin comes immediately to mind. In our field Bill Gates probably qualifies as high-functioning neuro-atypical. And then there's Richard Greenblatt who built the first Lisp machines that eventually became the counter-inspiration for RMS's whole career.