EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation regarding” his persona

Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by jdkee on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:02PM (#35954438)

Literally canceled. Perhaps having an eternal memory of everything bad human beings ever do in their entire lives to be summoned up to destroy people is not such a good idea.

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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by splitrocket on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:04PM (#35954465)

It's only Cancel Culture if it comes from the Cancél region of France.

Otherwise it's just sparkling consequences.

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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by proaralyst on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:06PM (#35954492)

I think the intent of folks in this situation is not to look for targets for career destruction, but help prevent new people from being exposed to harm. In that context, a more accessible record of public figures' harmful acts seems like a net positive

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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by grapesurgeon on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:06PM (#35954486)

if this is referring to his past controversies, i fail to see how this is 'cancel culture'. if he says controversial shit that other organizations dont want to be associated with, its up to him to deal with the consequences of that. he has the right to express his views just like anyone else has the right to not want to be associated with him and those views.

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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by alex_lav on Monday May 15, 2023 @08:25PM (#35956369)

Is experiencing consequences for one's behavior synonymous with "canceled" now?

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