It didn't ruin RMS at all. He was momentarily cancelled then welcomed back to the FSF. He was blogging passionately about his pro-pedophilia views for years. His supporters literally couldn't have cared less, and rather swore a blood oath of vengeance against the people who called him out.

I'm actually struggling to think of anyone who has suffered negative consequences over Epstein, besides Epstein himself. Even Ghislane is being treated like royalty in prison. Trump seems untouchable. Prince Andrew lost a purely decorative title and was banished to a slightly smaller mansion.

▲

almosthere 22 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Well there's Virginia Giuffre and whether she was murdered or the story of suicide is true (I personally doubt it) - either way, she suffered.

▲

nullhole 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

He's blogged for years, writing a number of short 1 or 2 sentence notes daily, on a very wide range of topics, taking positions on each of them from a lefty and analytical point of view, generally covering various political/environmental/economic/legal topics.

And, for what it's worth, he recanted the statement he made that was posted above.

▲

krapp 2 hours ago | parent [-]

>taking positions on each of them from a lefty and analytical point of view, generally covering various political/environmental/economic/legal topics.

He didn't take a lofty and analytical view on sex with children. Read his other posts, he was upset that there were societal norms and laws against it. He cared about this.

>And, for what it's worth, he recanted the statement he made that was posted above.

As far as I'm aware only once, almost as an afterthought, in a brief statement when the Minsky stuff was blowing up, likely under duress from someone at MIT desperate for him to put out the fire his at best awkward comments on Minsky set alight. He's probably put more effort into ordering a meal than he did recanting his views on pedophilia. Which again he held for years, in public view, without consequence.

So he didn't even need to go that far because none of it even touched him.

	▲	sam345 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I suppose you are not arguing in favor of pedophilia but just pointing out that RMs was actually a pretty big advocate?