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I take to it that you have misunderstood my point. I never said, nor did I imply that I hated the creator of losethos. I've praised his ability, skill, perseve

by kunai 14y ago

I take to it that you have misunderstood my point. I never said, nor did I imply that I hated the creator of losethos. I've praised his ability, skill, perseverance and talent that he possesses. And while your "fuck this, I'm in the Matrix" argument makes sense to a degree, Terrence Davis has PUBLICLY admitted that he is schizophrenic. Now, I don't know if he's either a really talented programmer/troll, or if he really is ill, or if he's just going through a phase. I don't know the guy. But many of his comments do make sense, and then lapse into nonsense gibberish. He does also display many signs of schizophrenia, such as disorganized, breaking speech, extreme ability to concentrate on a single, specific topic, and belief in an idol as a source of catharsis. I doubt any person who took the time to write an OS for 10 full years would go to those extents to troll. When he's not talking nonsense, he seems like a logical and nice guy, honestly. My whole intention was to show how mentally ill people do not think the way normal people do, and highlight how it can negatively affect their life. This guy also had to leave his job on some unknown but probably intense terms. And while you make a remark that I'm following the herd, the herd hates him. I do not. I have nothing against mad scientists; many have brought some very great things to society. As a 14-year-old whose father is a physician with a degree in psychology, I HAVE asked him what the symptoms are. I HAVE showed him Davis' comments and videos. And my father believes it's very likely that Davis indeed has schizophrenia. I have thought about this topic for hours at a time while I code (yes, I know, I have no life). I have reached a conclusion, and it is that Davis does have schizophrenia. Why would somebody sit home and code an OS for years, living off of disability instead of putting that talent to work in a traditional environment, especially when said person has a degree in computer science? Granted, there are crazy people in technology. Even Linus himself seems to be bipolar at times, but the fact of the matter remains that Davis is off the hook. Seriously off the hook. (As for your open source comment, what I meant was less about hippies lining up outside of 1 Infinite Loop, but more about the virtues of FOSS itself and how its implications could have on society in general, thus, a "revolution.")

frendiversity 14y ago
Fair enough, you're young. I'm impressed, by the way, you seem very intelligent for your age. Kids are getting more eloquent and forming critical thinking earlier, internet is amazing. This isn't severe schizophrenia, this is just plain religion/schizoid/basically the same thing. Severe schizophrenia results in the shirtless man with one shoe on stumbling down the street screaming at cars. This is just religion. Pretty much the majority of the world population agrees with this line of thinking. Everyone's brain starts to break, and we fall apart. Everyone is a tattered, delusional mess by the end, some worse than others. Stress can fuck you up. Just coding on one thing for too long can fuck you up. Learning too much can expand your mind to the point where your world doesn't make sense anymore. However, even if you talk in gibberish equations, if you've got your appeal-to-authority badge (PhD) and approval sticker (work for a corp) nobody can tell you you're crazy. It is, however, kind of insane to lock yourself in a patent office and scribble equations about how invisible things work, and go around telling people you understand why the moon makes the water rise. Non-religious people take medication or see a therapist and dismiss the "crazy thoughts" and repress them away. Religious people believe it is God/The Universe/Whatever calling to them and that they should follow their heart and go sing hymns in a megachurch with 1000 other schizoids. I take it your dad isn't religious. I think Terry Davis is saying he's schizo because that's the only way to be himself and say what he really thinks on the internet (by agreeing with their assessment) which typically mocks any alternative thinking to utter destruction. I'm betting that he feels pretty awful about how badly they mocked something he was so proud of, and is probably very frustrated that 99% of them obviously can't even begin to have any concept of the difficulty of the work. So he's just burning it down now and not giving a fuck. Good for him! Imagine that Linus is indeed bi-polar. That means he is in fact statistically more dangerous than Terry here. I'm betting he's had quite a few "Matrix" moments himself and has the business/social sense to hide it. That actually makes him less respectable in idealistic terms, but more successful and respected in our superficial society. Them there's politics. If Terry was a greedier and more calculating man he could have disguised and concealed his true nature in order to push his agenda and perhaps gain financially. He chose not to. For this deed, the internet's response is utter lack of respect and mockery, showing how shallow in general the net is. FOSS was started by a bunch of insane hippies, and computer programmers in general were pariahs. How society views insanity over time changes as they understand and accept the changes. Look at Stallman, dude is at least as insane as this guy, he just has the cred to get away with it. He also doesn't show off his Matrix hacking skillz, but I bet he's had his share of moments.
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by kunai 14y ago

frendiversity 14y ago

Fair enough, you're young. I'm impressed, by the way, you seem very intelligent for your age. Kids are getting more eloquent and forming critical thinking earlier, internet is amazing. This isn't severe schizophrenia, this is just plain religion/schizoid/basically the same thing. Severe schizophrenia results in the shirtless man with one shoe on stumbling down the street screaming at cars. This is just religion. Pretty much the majority of the world population agrees with this line of thinking. Everyone's brain starts to break, and we fall apart. Everyone is a tattered, delusional mess by the end, some worse than others. Stress can fuck you up. Just coding on one thing for too long can fuck you up. Learning too much can expand your mind to the point where your world doesn't make sense anymore. However, even if you talk in gibberish equations, if you've got your appeal-to-authority badge (PhD) and approval sticker (work for a corp) nobody can tell you you're crazy. It is, however, kind of insane to lock yourself in a patent office and scribble equations about how invisible things work, and go around telling people you understand why the moon makes the water rise. Non-religious people take medication or see a therapist and dismiss the "crazy thoughts" and repress them away. Religious people believe it is God/The Universe/Whatever calling to them and that they should follow their heart and go sing hymns in a megachurch with 1000 other schizoids. I take it your dad isn't religious. I think Terry Davis is saying he's schizo because that's the only way to be himself and say what he really thinks on the internet (by agreeing with their assessment) which typically mocks any alternative thinking to utter destruction. I'm betting that he feels pretty awful about how badly they mocked something he was so proud of, and is probably very frustrated that 99% of them obviously can't even begin to have any concept of the difficulty of the work. So he's just burning it down now and not giving a fuck. Good for him! Imagine that Linus is indeed bi-polar. That means he is in fact statistically more dangerous than Terry here. I'm betting he's had quite a few "Matrix" moments himself and has the business/social sense to hide it. That actually makes him less respectable in idealistic terms, but more successful and respected in our superficial society. Them there's politics. If Terry was a greedier and more calculating man he could have disguised and concealed his true nature in order to push his agenda and perhaps gain financially. He chose not to. For this deed, the internet's response is utter lack of respect and mockery, showing how shallow in general the net is. FOSS was started by a bunch of insane hippies, and computer programmers in general were pariahs. How society views insanity over time changes as they understand and accept the changes. Look at Stallman, dude is at least as insane as this guy, he just has the cred to get away with it. He also doesn't show off his Matrix hacking skillz, but I bet he's had his share of moments.

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