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It seems to me that the discourse was very deliberately focused on the Epstein-related comments by people who felt that'd be a good way to achieve the outcome t
by SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
It seems to me that the discourse was very deliberately focused on the Epstein-related comments by people who felt that'd be a good way to achieve the outcome they wanted. It's undoubtedly true that RMS is often rude and offensive, but this has long been widely known and publicly discussed, so a pressure campaign on those grounds would almost certainly have flopped.
- pseudalopex 6y agoIt seems to me the discussion of his Epstein related comments encouraged other people to come forward with their own grievances. I don't think most people knew he defended adults having sex with children. Or he hit on much younger women at conferences. Or the FSF unionized because of him.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoI really think they did. The first two were some of the only things I knew about RMS before the current controversy prompted me to learn more.
- pseudalopex 6y agoOnly a handful of HN comments mentioned Stallman and pedophilia before the Epstein controversy.[1] [1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=rms%20pedophilia&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...