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> He is very clever, I can't imagine he would be unable to learn what patterns to avoid I've worked with some very clever people in the past, and many of them
by pelagicAustral 3y ago
> He is very clever, I can't imagine he would be unable to learn what patterns to avoid
I've worked with some very clever people in the past, and many of them are indeed no longer around (in the industry) because of their flabbergasting capacity to not pick up on 'patterns' that would save them from social assassination.
- Gigachad 3y agoThat's just autism
- jraph 3y agoBut autistic people are not doomed. They can learn to avoid problematic behavior. Pretty well. As well as the rest of the population can learn about the difficulties autistic people can encounter in a mostly non-autistic setting and be more understanding / show some empathy. It's a long way though.
- Gigachad 3y agoProbably in the case of Stallman, he grew up in an era before better understanding of the condition and how to deal with it properly. I'd also assume from his general attitude that he wouldn't take too well to being told how to behave.