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I don't know the first thing about him, but maybe we could honor his contributions while not giving a blanket approval of everything he ever said and did? Or i
by twh270 5y ago
I don't know the first thing about him, but maybe we could honor his contributions while not giving a blanket approval of everything he ever said and did?
Or is that, like, too subtle and nuanced a concept nowadays.
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- xionon 5y agoHow do you celebrate one’s accomplishments while ignoring one’s behavior in the process of making those accomplishments? Or rather, is it actually too nuanced to think the ends don’t justify the means?
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- BeetleB 5y agoOne can also highlight both the good and the bad. Although my experiences with him were not as extreme as these examples, I did stop using Mutt a decade ago partially because of his behavior - he had been a liability to Mutt development for years at that point.
- atommclain 5y agoIn situations like this, I think of the sentiment: "May the good he created stretch on, and the evil be buried with him."
- allarm 5y agoAnd maybe there should be something more than a couple of tweets from random persons without ANY proofs? That’s just so wrong.
- BeetleB 5y agoThe commenter knew him personally, and is attesting to his behavior.
- allarm 5y agoEspecially if the accusations are true, there should be something more than just these tweets and a comment from a person who allegedly knew him.
- herthabroetchen 5y ago
- herthabroetchen 5y agoYeah, alas that seems to be the case. A few unsubstantiated tweets seem to make some folks wanting to "undo everything".