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Funny that this would be used in defense of Stallman, a zealot who built his whole public personality on supposed "speaking truth to power". He literally called
by ferdowsi 5y ago
Funny that this would be used in defense of Stallman, a zealot who built his whole public personality on supposed "speaking truth to power". He literally called Microsoft "the Great Satan."
- pydry 5y agoWhich views exactly make him such a zealot? He certainly suffers from speaking truth to power. Bill Gates suffered no consequences for flying on the lolita express (other than maybe a divorced wife) while Stallman was canceled because of some fairly mundane commentary on Epstein. It's an odd artefact of American culture that statements made by people who stand to gain nothing materially and potentially lose a lot (e.g. Stallman) are so frequently given less weight than those who have a strong financial interest (Microsoft's "we love open source now no really").
- xenadu02 5y agoZealot or not he's also a huge asshole, petty, rude, and extremely inconsiderate. I think most people who enjoy dunking on him enjoy it because he's such an unpleasant person.