Richard Stallman Has Been Vilified by Those Who Don’t Know Him

Re:Richard Stallman Has Been Vilified by Those Who Don’t Kno... by chasing on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:09AM (#21121971)

Is he actually autistic? Or is it a convenient diagnosis people give him to excuse his behavior?

(I can't find any actual reference to him being autistic on the web. Please enlighten me.)

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Re:Richard Stallman Has Been Vilified by Those Who Don’t Kno... by johnny22 on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @01:19AM (#21122266)

I've been wondering that myself. I've yet to see anything from him that says so.

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Re:Richard Stallman Has Been Vilified by Those Who Don’t Kno... by Mugwort on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:24AM (#21122051)

Easily the most autistic person I know. No contest.

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Re:Richard Stallman Has Been Vilified by Those Who Don’t Kno... by chasing on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:49AM (#21122140)

Meaning he actually has a diagnosis? Or he just kind of behaves like you think an autistic person probably behaves?

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Re:Richard Stallman Has Been Vilified by Those Who Don’t Kno... by meruru on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @05:02PM (#21130609)

I couldn't find any authoritative source, but it's hard to believe anything else if you've been following him for a while.

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