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We talk about inclusivity here all the time, but what about being inclusive of neuroatypical folks who have quirks that don't come off as being polished and PC
by pen2l 3y ago
We talk about inclusivity here all the time, but what about being inclusive of neuroatypical folks who have quirks that don't come off as being polished and PC in current social code du jour?
This all so so grates on me because it means we are wasting all this time and energy on things that don't matter all the while the real monsters of society go unchecked because with their psychopathic streak they know how to play a convincing PC game on the outside while committing real atrocities.
The thought-leader of the FSF might be socially awkward, but no, people, he is not the great Public Enemy No. 1 some people are making him out to be.
- kdkdjdjdndnfn 3y ago[dead]
- jasonwatkinspdx 3y agoThere is nothing about neurodiversity that requires tolerating apologetics for peadophilia. As a child sexual abuse victim myself I assure you, this matters far far more than RMS making another one of his stump speeches. He played an important role in software yes. He also burned his reputation purely through his own choices and convictions, not any mental condition. He can fade away and the computing world will be just fine.
- pen2l 3y agoMy understanding is that he has been misquoted (as OP explained), and anytime he did attempt to make a "defense" for Minsky it was all full of "Yeah technically" in the way that autistic folks tend to process things. The only problematic thing he said, to my knowledge, he recanted and then explained he learned better after engaging with sexual abuse victims to learn more of their experiences. It's hard for me to see autistic people as actual predators, because in my experiences they are almost always the victims who have their intents and words mischaracterized and misconstrued for a dozen and more reasons.
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