Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 19, 2019 22:48 UTC (Thu) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239)
In reply to: Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF by nilsmeyer
Parent article: Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

There are various social situations where it's considered reasonable to hit on someone. In the absence of a lot of additional context, a professional conference is not one of them. Doing so anyway is inappropriate.

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 19, 2019 23:58 UTC (Thu) by nilsmeyer (guest, #122604) [Link] (7 responses)

You say "reasonable" and "appropriate". That's entirely subjective to the way you feel. Why leave it open to interpretation? Just shut it all down.

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 20, 2019 0:02 UTC (Fri) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) [Link] (6 responses)

No, it's the objective social norm.

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 20, 2019 0:12 UTC (Fri) by nilsmeyer (guest, #122604) [Link] (5 responses)

Can you please explain (or send a link)?

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 20, 2019 0:15 UTC (Fri) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) [Link] (4 responses)

Could you explain your confusion?

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 20, 2019 8:39 UTC (Fri) by NAR (subscriber, #1313) [Link] (3 responses)

When am I allowed to ask a woman out to date? I seriously have no idea. The best part of being married is that I don't ever have to ask anyone out to date, because I never knew (and still don't know) when, how or who to ask.

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 23, 2019 4:29 UTC (Mon) by dos (guest, #103671) [Link] (2 responses)

I suspect that some people just can't get the fact that there are people who genuinely struggle with such things, because they themselves never did.

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 23, 2019 4:56 UTC (Mon) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) [Link] (1 responses)

Oh good lord you have no idea how often I fucked this up. The important thing isn't making mistakes, it's how you react to being told that you've made a mistake.

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 23, 2019 6:08 UTC (Mon) by neilbrown (subscriber, #359) [Link]

> The important thing isn't making mistakes, it's how you react to being told that you've made a mistake.

This is a deep truth that goes way beyond asking people out for dates.
To err is human. To admit, apologize, repair - that is what makes community.