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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by kelnos on Monday March 22, 2021 @04:02AM (#26537961)
> It's not just neurodivergence, but its that he recognizes where he jabs people and pretty much admits he doesn't care.

This is the thing for me. Being neuroatypical and unable to follow typical social cues, or having trouble expressing thoughtfulness or care is just a fact of life. But not being thoughtful and not caring is a choice.

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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by prepend on Monday March 22, 2021 @08:06AM (#26539668)
> But not being thoughtful and not caring is a choice.

Not if you’re neurodivergent. I think the challenge is knowing who has different brain chemistry and who has regular chemistry and is choosing.

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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by dralley on Monday March 22, 2021 @08:52AM (#26540100)
Many people who have worked directly with RMS for many years say he knows, he understands, but he doesn't care.

https://medium.com/@thomas.bushnell/a-reflection-on-the-depa...

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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by deathlight on Saturday April 03, 2021 @03:36AM (#26679026)
>neuroatypical

It feels wrong to me to squeeze this tiny little "a" in between the words 'neuro' and 'typical' that flips the combined word's meaning around. The "a" usually goes at the front of a word so that you can tell immediately that it is being negated. I know that "a" is at the front of 'typical' but that's precisely the rub since it is actually in hiding instead of at the front of the combined word.

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