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Re:Richard Stallman – How I do my computing by jvanderbot on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:10PM (#36925782)
The style he writes with is something I frequently encountered from my more opinionated long haired gray bearded professors. In essence it acknowledges the existence of other options but dispenses with their necessity directly and in a way that makes it seem the obvious decision, as though all tech development not software written by a friend of theirs was clearly a waste of time. No, worse than a waste of time, a vampiric trick that will waste your time.

I love it for being thorough and maintaining this patient attitude of complete dismissal

Re:Richard Stallman – How I do my computing by anacrolix on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:03PM (#36926205)
You just described his style perfectly. After listening to him justify things I always feel like that.
Re:Richard Stallman – How I do my computing by foul on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:44AM (#36939780)
The vibe is "You can explore further, I will not"