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dhfbshfbu4u3 | 5 months ago

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golem14|5 months ago

Why don't you say clearly what you are seeming to imply?

I read the article you quoted, and I'm not sure.

dhfbshfbu4u3|5 months ago

Sure. Cormac groomed a vulnerable 16 year-old girl in a motel when he was 42. He used her and her life countless times in his work. He never gave her credit. Possibly never paid her for the contribution (not that this makes it any better). Seeing his tips at the top of HackerNews is sickening.

kylemaxwell|5 months ago

He was not a good person. He was one of the great writers of this age. Two things can both be true.

dhfbshfbu4u3|5 months ago

Sure but do we need idolize a pedophile in the pages of Nature? I think not.