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RMS Quits GNU Project

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Re: RMS Quits GNU Project

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It is impossible to express how sad these events are... we had a new Socrates and we gave him the hemlock again, for reasons even more ridiculous than two thousand years ago.

Re: RMS Quits GNU Project

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post #2

It is impossible to express how sad these events are... we had a new Socrates and we gave him the hemlock again, for reasons even more ridiculous than two thousand years ago.

He had a full career and he’s still alive. Quit being ridiculous.

Metaphors are quite useful tools.

Re: RMS Quits GNU Project

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It is impossible to express how sad these events are... we had a new Socrates and we gave him the hemlock again, for reasons even more ridiculous than two thousand years ago.

had a new "Socrates" that defended a serial sex trafficker* and made those who worked around him extremely uncomfortable very often. Also as others have mentioned, he still had a very full career and is most likely still doing what he enjoys, just not in the same context or places as before.

edit: never directly defended Epstein, my error. this does not excuse his other behavior in any way.

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