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Here is the 10 page lists of Stallman's 'demands' for people hosting him [1]. This is considerably longer and more detailed than any heretofore described pop s

by jariel 6y ago

Here is the 10 page lists of Stallman's 'demands' for people hosting him [1]. This is considerably longer and more detailed than any heretofore described pop singer 'diva' or CEO. I can't think of anyone but heads of state with such requirements. Stop defending Stallman's 'neurodivergence' as some kind of excuse for his behaviour - this is straight up egocentric narcissism. [1] https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/g/mysociety-community/c/zkyZpOXjgoQ/m/_8xyXSxv9zYJ?pli=1 https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/g/mysociety-commun...

roenxi 6y ago
Stallman routinely goes to foreign countries and stays with people who he does not know. It is much more sensible just to write everything down and save time. I like cats if they are friendly, but they are not good for me; I am somewhat allergic to them. This allergy makes my face itch and my eyes water. So the bed, and the room I will usually be staying in, need to be clean of cat hair. However, it is no problem if there is a cat elsewhere in the house--I might even enjoy it if the cat is friendly. It'd be a bit weird to throw these out in the middle of a casual chat, but these details are extremely relevant to someone who owns a cat and is about to host Stallman. The easy way to get that information to them is to just send them the document. CEOs and pop singers stay at hotels, where there is a pretty well defined culture of what is to be expected. It is a much stabler environment than some random free-software style hippie's house. Heaven help the hotel that routinely has cat hair in the rooms, it will not get CEOs and pop stars staying there. And I expect Heads of State travel with chefs and butlers to sort these details out in person from a similarly detailed list. Or stay at a hotel.

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Here is the 10 page lists of Stallman's 'demands' for people hosting him [1]. This is considerably longer and more detailed than any heretofore described pop s

by jariel 6y ago

roenxi 6y ago
Stallman routinely goes to foreign countries and stays with people who he does not know. It is much more sensible just to write everything down and save time. I like cats if they are friendly, but they are not good for me; I am somewhat allergic to them. This allergy makes my face itch and my eyes water. So the bed, and the room I will usually be staying in, need to be clean of cat hair. However, it is no problem if there is a cat elsewhere in the house--I might even enjoy it if the cat is friendly. It'd be a bit weird to throw these out in the middle of a casual chat, but these details are extremely relevant to someone who owns a cat and is about to host Stallman. The easy way to get that information to them is to just send them the document. CEOs and pop singers stay at hotels, where there is a pretty well defined culture of what is to be expected. It is a much stabler environment than some random free-software style hippie's house. Heaven help the hotel that routinely has cat hair in the rooms, it will not get CEOs and pop stars staying there. And I expect Heads of State travel with chefs and butlers to sort these details out in person from a similarly detailed list. Or stay at a hotel.