I've seen him post comments on other forums; he still exists. I suspect he's quiet because speaking up may get his work removed from the internet. Voicing contrary opinions has got dangerous the past couple years.
That's a pretty disingenuous take you've got there – contrary opinions (e.g., on gun control) are one thing, but hate speech (in the form of blatant transphobia) is quite another. ESR saw what happened to RMS and went underground. That's a good thing.
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Re: Ask HN: What Happened to ESR?
#12I've seen him post comments on other forums; he still exists. I suspect he's quiet because speaking up may get his work removed from the internet. Voicing contrary opinions has got dangerous the past couple years.
That's a pretty disingenuous take you've got there – contrary opinions (e.g., on gun control) are one thing, but hate speech (in the form of blatant transphobia) is quite another. ESR saw what happened to RMS and went underground. That's a good thing.
Re: Ask HN: What Happened to ESR?
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That's a pretty disingenuous take you've got there – contrary opinions (e.g., on gun control) are one thing, but hate speech (in the form of blatant transphobia) is quite another. ESR saw what happened to RMS and went underground. That's a good thing.
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But hey, trolls gonna troll, right?
Re: Ask HN: What Happened to ESR?
#14I've seen him post comments on other forums; he still exists. I suspect he's quiet because speaking up may get his work removed from the internet. Voicing contrary opinions has got dangerous the past couple years.
That's a pretty disingenuous take you've got there – contrary opinions (e.g., on gun control) are one thing, but hate speech (in the form of blatant transphobia) is quite another. ESR saw what happened to RMS and went underground. That's a good thing.
I really hope you Red Army wannabes one day get what you deserve. You think you are the defender of the weak but you openly threaten someone's livelihood because one doesn't follow the new liberal gospel.
It's a shame ESR can't say whatever he wants because he's genuinely afraid.
And regarding "transphobia" lol. lmao.
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If we're slinging mud, then one side has a monopoly on hate and the other likes to point out that what they're saying constitutes hate speech. One side insists that they believe in protecting life but advocates for maintaining a system that keeps the poor poor and the other side points out what a bunch of hypocrites they are. One side reads a fairy tale about a guy who preached kindness to all, while trying to elimin…
That is my point. One side can see that. I'm not sure the other can (it's even worse if they can; they wield their power recklessly, maliciously and remorselessly).
Re: Ask HN: What Happened to ESR?
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a pretty disingenuous take you've got there – contrary opinions (e.g., on gun control) are one thing, but hate speech (in the form of blatant transphobia) is quite another. ESR saw what happened to RMS and went underground. That's a good thing.
>but hate speech (in the form of blatant transphobia) I really hope you Red Army wannabes one day get what you deserve. You think you are the defender of the weak but you openly threaten someone's livelihood because one doesn't follow the new liberal gospel. It's a shame ESR can't say whatever he wants because he's genuinely afraid. And regarding "transphobia" lol. lmao.
Re: Ask HN: What Happened to ESR?
#17I've seen him post comments on other forums; he still exists. I suspect he's quiet because speaking up may get his work removed from the internet. Voicing contrary opinions has got dangerous the past couple years.
That's a pretty disingenuous take you've got there – contrary opinions (e.g., on gun control) are one thing, but hate speech (in the form of blatant transphobia) is quite another. ESR saw what happened to RMS and went underground. That's a good thing.
When did ESR voice hate speech in the form of blatant transphobia?
Re: Ask HN: What Happened to ESR?
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
If we're slinging mud, then one side has a monopoly on hate and the other likes to point out that what they're saying constitutes hate speech. One side insists that they believe in protecting life but advocates for maintaining a system that keeps the poor poor and the other side points out what a bunch of hypocrites they are. One side reads a fairy tale about a guy who preached kindness to all, while trying to elimin…
You do realise either 'side' could have typed that? That is my point. One side can see that. I'm not sure the other can (it's even worse if they can; they wield their power recklessly, maliciously and remorselessly).
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>but hate speech (in the form of blatant transphobia) I really hope you Red Army wannabes one day get what you deserve. You think you are the defender of the weak but you openly threaten someone's livelihood because one doesn't follow the new liberal gospel. It's a shame ESR can't say whatever he wants because he's genuinely afraid. And regarding "transphobia" lol. lmao.
I love when being treated fairly is liberal gospel.