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He probably deserves it for his tech contributions, but unlikely in this day and age due to the sordid nature of his final few decades
by kyleee 5y ago
He probably deserves it for his tech contributions, but unlikely in this day and age due to the sordid nature of his final few decades
- anonytrary 5y agoWe should make a conscious effort to avoid this thinking. It's way too common for people to dismiss a brilliant man because of a few bad deeds or events that happened surrounding him. Genius is rarely accompanied by butterflies and rainbows. If we expect everyone to be perfect, there will be no one left worth respecting.
- neverminder 5y agoNowadays people put the politics and social sensitivities first, unfortunately even HN crowd which should be way more objective than your average twitter warriors. Unproven accusations against a dead man who can no longer defend himself suddenly become facts.
- CRConrad 5y ago> It's way too common for people to dismiss a brilliant man because of a few bad deeds There's a difference between "a few bad deeds" and a few bad decades. > or events that happened surrounding him. Yeah, all that stuff just happened to happen around him.
- balls187 5y agoI created an HN poll asking the community their thoughts.