And once again, he demonstrates that he doesn't understand what's going on. A lot of the backlash focuses on his dubious claim to the moral high ground. I, onc

And once again, he demonstrates that he doesn't understand what's going on. A lot of the backlash focuses on his dubious claim to the moral high ground. I, once more, invite Sam to explain how much of his OWN time and money he donates to charity. Being a moralising prick is easy, after all, when stacked up against children starving in Somalia, almost any other use of money that doesn't pertain to basic survival can be viewed as frivolous. His apology post is basically nothing more than a "Sorry you all got upset about it, if I'd know you cared that much I wouldn't have done it". In his mind he hasn't really done anything wrong - he feels that if he doesn't agree with the aims or the social value of something, he can suborn it to his own ends. There's nothing wrong with being nice to other people - it might not save the world, but one of the issues we face in the so called developed nations is the erosion of basic social courtesies - the ability to be polite to each other and not act like dicks. EDIT: I also stand by my offer to hook Sam up with some contacts in Uganda who would love to have time with a geek to help with real problems.