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Why should people be stifled just because somebody died? What exactly are we concerned about? Steve Jobs becoming disgruntled, rising from his grave, and suck
by burgerbrain 15y ago
Why should people be stifled just because somebody died? What exactly are we concerned about? Steve Jobs becoming disgruntled, rising from his grave, and sucking the blood of virgins during the night?
This "dead people are off limits" thing is a relic from the superstitious dark ages. If we can praise the actions of dead people, we can criticize them too.
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- jsavimbi 15y agoBecause people have feelings.
- burgerbrain 15y agoWhy should it hurt anybodies feelings to point out that Steve Jobs wasn't all fairy dust and benevolence? This need to whitewash people when they die is truly bizarre.
- 2muchcoffeeman 15y agoWe're not trying to whitewash it. It's just empathy. Would it have been so bad to wait a week or 2 after the funeral?
- marekmroz 15y agoPeople also have opinions and they should be free to express them.
- phamilton 15y agoAnd my opinion is that RMS is being a D-bag. Freedom to express isn't freedom from bad responses.
- deanproxy 15y agoHe has a family that he left behind. His wife and children. If your father just passed away 48 hours ago, would you want to read about how somebody is glad that he's finally gone? I sure wouldn't... It's called respect.
- burgerbrain 15y agoI somehow suspect that they aren't reading RMS's blog right now...
- steviesteveo65 15y agoSounds like we seriously need to get some of that superstitious dark ages politeness back ASAP. I think XKCD had it right -- people should have to listen to their comments read aloud before they're published on the internet.