Richard Stallman resigns from MIT over Epstein comments

[Benanov]

I'm sad they got Stallman. It was only a matter of time, though.

The guy is very famous for his black & white thinking and ascribing a lot of importance to using the correct word to convey a specific meaning. Gone from a lot of his thinking is intent and emotion behind word choices, which is part of the reason as to why he comes off as a creep to a lot of women. (Lack of emotional empathy + high sex drive = creepiness + a couple of balancing constants.)

As someone who is also somewhat neuroatypical it's only a matter of time before I use the wrong word or misread a signal and then 'they' will come for me, too - to hang my job and my positions as a trophy on the wall in some imaginary struggle against Patriarchy, or something. Hell if I know. The difference is that I'm not planning to roll over and "wish there was some way to fix the misunderstanding."

[Horza]

Originally Posted by Benanov [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As someone who is also somewhat neuroatypical it's only a matter of time before I use the wrong word or misread a signal and then 'they' will come for me, too

Maybe don't use your autism to try to justify taking terrible positions like a 17-year-old sex trafficking victim was really just a prostitute or maybe a gold digger and people probably won't think that you're a piece of shit. Lack of emotional empathy indeed.

[Wonkie]

Originally Posted by Benanov [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm sad they got Stallman. It was only a matter of time, though.

The guy is very famous for his black & white thinking and ascribing a lot of importance to using the correct word to convey a specific meaning. Gone from a lot of his thinking is intent and emotion behind word choices, which is part of the reason as to why he comes off as a creep to a lot of women. (Lack of emotional empathy + high sex drive = creepiness + a couple of balancing constants.)

As someone who is also somewhat neuroatypical it's only a matter of time before I use the wrong word or misread a signal and then 'they' will come for me, too - to hang my job and my positions as a trophy on the wall in some imaginary struggle against Patriarchy, or something. Hell if I know. The difference is that I'm not planning to roll over and "wish there was some way to fix the misunderstanding."

Hey there neurotypical. How often do you have this fantasy of a final confrontation with the civil rights activists?

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Benanov [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As someone who is also somewhat neuroatypical it's only a matter of time before I use the wrong word or misread a signal and then 'they' will come for me, too - to hang my job and my positions as a trophy on the wall in some imaginary struggle against Patriarchy, or something.

Well, I'll say this: that's definitely not a typical (and also, I'd argue, not rational) fear.

In the real world autistics and other atypical people don't get hired without the company knowing they're a little off. If they use the wrong word and offend people (something neurotypical people do too), people don't just jump to "they're evil!", they usually think "oh that's Bob, he's just weird like that". If they truly do get offended, they (or your boss in a worst case scenario) will explain the issue to you, you'll have a chance to apologize and explain you didn't mean tot offend, and life goes on.

So in feeling like you're one wrong word away from life ruination, presumably because of the imaginary "PC Police" in your fantasies ... you definitely count as atypical [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Benanov]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

In the real world autistics and other atypical people don't get hired without the company knowing they're a little off. If they use the wrong word and offend people (something neurotypical people do too), people don't just jump to "they're evil!", they usually think "oh that's Bob, he's just weird like that". If they truly do get offended, they (or your boss in a worst case scenario) will explain the issue to you, you'll have a chance to apologize and explain you didn't mean tot offend, and life goes on.

Sure, in person that's the case with me. But we're talking about dumbasses on the internet where text is king and nuance has been burned away because it no longer fits into 280 characters.

[Horza]

At least we can agree that we're talking about dumbasses.

[Patriam1066]

Stallman, Minsky, Epstein

Hmmmmm, interesting. I wonder if these “people” have anything in common

[Horza]

Originally Posted by Kokuyo

There is another reason this must end.

If they piss off men long enough, they're going to hit back with real patriarchy.

I mean just look at MGTOW... Instead of just being careful when choosing a mate, as they should have been taught to be anyway, they're just going in the opposite extreme. A considerable pool of men deciding to be bachelors is neither good for those men psychologically, nor is it good for the species.

This is a social equivalent of England and France laying the groundwork for the second world war in Versailles.

The eradication of accountability is going to come back to haunt us for decades to come.

Et tu, slashdot?

[Wonkie]

Originally Posted by Benanov [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sure, in person that's the case with me. But we're talking about dumbasses on the internet where text is king and nuance has been burned away because it no longer fits into 280 characters.

it's called a heart check, newjack

[Bardp1999]

Slow golf clap to whoever got this asshole to openly talk about child rape in such a cavalier manner