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empty  ·  3416 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Jargon File - a common heritage of the hacker culture

If ESR states an technical opinion about software, then he'll get my respect on that front. However, most people fall victim to the logical fallacy of Appeal to Irrelevant Authority. Whenever ESR talks about social issues, it's (ESR - technology). And (ESR - technology) = a racist idiot.

Here's how it goes:

"I want to learn about hacker culture! Wow, the jargon file! What a great resource! Who maintains this file? Wow, ESR! He must be a great hacker role model! An exemplar of the meritocracy! So smart! So knowledgable! What does he have to say when he speaks his mind?"

And then he infects an entire generation of nerds with idiotic, HARMFUL opinions.