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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by bjourne on Monday March 22, 2021 @09:09AM (#26540264)
Not an endorsement of sexual assault, but definitely an attempt to downplay the crime. According to https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/9/20798900/marvin-minsky-jef..., Minsky was 73-years-old at the time and the victim 17 and the assault occurred at Epstein's private island. Minsky must have known that, at the very least, she was pressured to have sex with him.
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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by scohesc on Monday March 22, 2021 @09:42AM (#26540653)
Stallman has autism. I don't think he really understands the intricacies of social boundaries, situations, and limits.
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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by pseudalopex on Monday March 22, 2021 @10:25AM (#26541265)
Stallman said he isn't autistic.[1] The people with autism I know abhor what Epstein did as much as anyone else. And they're pretty angry about unqualified neurotypicals diagnosing anyone they want to let off the hook.

[1] https://www.computerworld.com/article/2551458/asperger-s-oxy...

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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by h_anna_h on Monday March 22, 2021 @11:28AM (#26542195)
> The people with autism I know abhor what Epstein did as much as anyone else

So did Stallman.

> Stallman said he isn't autistic

His justification is basically that has no trouble with rhythms so he self-diagnosed himself as not having asperger's.

I would suggest reading this subthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26535390 and more specifically this post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26538554

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Re:Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF by pseudalopex on Monday March 22, 2021 @02:51PM (#26545077)
> So did Stallman.

They don't see it that way.

> His justification is basically that has no trouble with rhythms so he self-diagnosed himself as not having asperger's.

Stallman said he didn't have most of the characteristics of Asperger's. Rhythm was just an example.

> I would suggest reading this subthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26535390 and more specifically this post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26538554

BAP doesn't change the issue of unqualified people diagnosing someone they don't know. Or using it as an excuse.

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