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There is nothing about neurodiversity that requires tolerating apologetics for peadophilia. As a child sexual abuse victim myself I assure you, this matters fa
by jasonwatkinspdx 3y ago
There 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.