If we separate Richard Stallman the human (with questionable hygiene habits and sexist/abusive behavior) from the ideas and writing of Richard Stallman the stau

If we separate Richard Stallman the human (with questionable hygiene habits and sexist/abusive behavior) from the ideas and writing of Richard Stallman the staunch free software philosopher and ideologue, I think we’d find that his philosophy has been strong, his thoughts and writings prescient, and his predictions coming true (as if mocking) in a largely comatose and helpless world. I have learned that every human has (or has had) disgusting and unethical behaviors of different kinds (not that his behavior is to be excused). And with that background, I believe the world would be better off appreciating having Stallman’s work over the decades, rather than ignoring it altogether because of his personal actions and shortcomings.