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I don't think anyone should judge him based on the small amount of information available. I understand that his situation is mostly his fault, but there may be
by thegeomaster 12y ago
I don't think anyone should judge him based on the small amount of information available. I understand that his situation is mostly his fault, but there may be other things at play. Why be so fast to condemn someone when an unfortunate sequence of events could've put some of us into a similar situation? I'm not defending Xah Lee's irresponsibility nor I am defending people who condemn him, I just want to say that we are all imperfect, after all, and these kinds of things can and do happen because of that fact.
- mansr 12y agoHe spent decades trolling everyone and everything on Usenet and mailing lists. He had it coming.
- thegeomaster 12y agoSome more info? Didn't catch that.
- hyperpape 12y agoI hope that the world will have more mercy on you than you give. Xah has been a pain in the ass for a lot of people, but I do not wish anyone to be left without healthcare or homeless, regardless of what they have done. Even criminals get locked up and fed. Opinions like yours simply have no place anywhere.
- nilsimsa 12y agoWhat are you doing to help him?
- marincounty 12y agoReally dude? Had it coming? Spend next Sunday in church. I think his unemployment might have to do more with his age? I know to many unemployed programmers over 45 years of age. Two are literally homeless. Time goes by quick--just when you think you will always be in demand; you get that Friday meeting. You just might feel this guys agony in a few years, but you sound like a spolied brat--who's family will always be there to pay the rent.
- kapitalx 12y agoAccording to his blog, the age wasn't a factor: "why i didn't seek job all these years? well, i can only say i procrastinate and is ok living on a dime."
- cmiles74 12y agoAn eye for an eye, a pain-in-the-ass for a similar ass pain. "He had it coming" seems a punishment far out of balance for "making me mad on the internet".
- 15thandwhatever 12y agohe still hasn't learned his lesson. he's actively asking people to send money to him in a way that skirts the lien the irs has filed against him. if the irs notices this and gets pissed, it absolutely puts his 'helpers' in harm's way. by continuing to not file taxes, the probability of irs aggression only increases with each passing day. i'm all for giving people a 2nd chance, but he still hasn't realized that it's his fault, and only his fault.
- thegeomaster 12y agoThat's a tough one, then. I'm not from the US so I don't know what IRS really is, but I think I know of analogous institutions here... In which case, he needs to clearly explain that people can get in trouble for helping him.
- cmiles74 12y agoHe feels confident that he doesn't owe the IRS taxes since he has never earned sufficient money to file (less thank $1,000). It turns out, according to the present rules, that he is incorrect: self employed and earning more than $400 a year requires filing income tax.[1] It does not appear that he is purposely evading taxes. I agree that it is his fault that the IRS is pursuing him, on the other hand it seems pointless for the IRS to pursue someone with so little material wealth. [1]: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Do-You-Need-to-File-a-Federal-Income-Tax-Return%3F http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Do-You-Need-to-File-a-Federal...