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Re:Dropbox Chief to Join Elite Ranks of Idea-to-I.P.O. Founders by zawerf on Sunday March 11, 2018 @02:43PM (#16564197)
Using Feynman as an example doesn't help your case: https://restructure.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/sexist-feynman-...

That said, I don't think we can judge people in the past using modern ethical values and it doesn't take away from his achievements.

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Re:Dropbox Chief to Join Elite Ranks of Idea-to-I.P.O. Founders by defen on Sunday March 11, 2018 @03:13PM (#16564312)
The argument was "engineers/scientists find fraternities repulsive". Arguing that a top scientist was a jerk/misogynist/racist/sexist/whatever doesn't refute that.
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