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Please don't take these threads into generic criticism of the author. They're not good for HN because they're so predictable.

In Spain we say: "When the wise points at the moon, the fool looks at the finger."

I'm against Stallman's dogmatic positions as well but to dismiss his views by saying he's on the autism spectrum is an ad hominem attack. I've seen this argument used a lot against technologically sophisticated people but that only shows that the respondent can't rebut the arguments and hence resort to personal attacks.

If it's a spectrum then aren't we all "on it" at some point?