Richard Stallman is coming back to the board of the FSF

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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