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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by VagueMag on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:12PM (#35954554)
Went on to become a Hero of the Pandemic, even!
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by tivert on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:17PM (#35954594)
This is in reply to the GP, which was inappropriately flag-killed.

The difference is probably that Stallman has no money or power, so he's an easy, safe target to attack.

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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by ethbr0 on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:08PM (#35955756)
The difference is that Gates pays his PR company a lot more than Stallman does his.
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by actionfromafar on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:33PM (#35955971)
Not sure Stallman would even listen to a PR team if he had one.
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by Gigachad on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:28PM (#35955933)
Stallman also likely has autism and can't manage his public appearance nearly as well as Gates.
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by fsckboy on Monday May 15, 2023 @08:20PM (#35956330)
Gates likely has autism--he's even famous for rocking--but the rest of your statement is correct.
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