> Looking at both examples, the whole situation seems like yet another toxic, mind-numbing internet squabble.
It really is. There have been hundreds of threads just after Stallman's recent reappointment to the FSF board of directors alone, to say nothing of his "cancellation," many with hundreds if not thousands of comments, most of which are just a cesspool of toxicity, trolling and outrage porn.
The truth is that both sides have a point, and both sides are acting in bad faith towards the other.
My second favourite conspiracy theory is that a lot of the transgender flame wars are fanned by secret agencies to distract the activist populace from topics that are more important and less convenient for the powerful elite (economic justice comes to mind).
The trope of wealthy people standing atop their terrace, drinking and partying, while the poorer people below fight between themselves is a well known one.
It really is. There have been hundreds of threads just after Stallman's recent reappointment to the FSF board of directors alone, to say nothing of his "cancellation," many with hundreds if not thousands of comments, most of which are just a cesspool of toxicity, trolling and outrage porn.
The truth is that both sides have a point, and both sides are acting in bad faith towards the other.