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It's very difficult to generalize over autistic people, because autism encompasses such a wide range of behaviors and abilities. But many people on the autism s
by microtherion 6y ago
It's very difficult to generalize over autistic people, because autism encompasses such a wide range of behaviors and abilities. But many people on the autism spectrum seem to have in common that they have (a) below average ability in picking up subtle social cues and (b) above average ability in memorizing and following rules.
In consequence, if RMS is truly on the autism spectrum (I have no idea whether he is), never setting clear boundaries for him may have left him genuinely confused as to what constitutes appropriate behavior, and ultimately did neither him nor his cause any favors.
- kelnos 6y agoBased on much of what I read the last time around with this mess, it seems to me, though, that RMS just doesn't care. It's one thing to be genuinely confused what's appropriate and what's not, but it's another to just not care. It seems like people tried many, many times to set clear boundaries for him, but he continued to blow right through them. Was that a fault of his, or a fault of his neuroatypical brain? I don't know enough about him or his situation to know. But does it matter? I do think that intent and context matters, but often the bad outcome is the same regardless of intent. The consequences should be different between intentional and unintentional harm, but there still should be consequences either way.