John Gilmore, the EFF board member who boarded an international flight wearing a button proclaiming his contempt for authority and was kicked-off, has naturally come under a lot of criticism for his ridiculous, narcissistic stunt. Lawrence Lessig, a fellow EFF board member, gives Gilmore some space on his blog to try and justify himself, which Gilmore uses to dig a deeper hole. Some of the comments are interesting, or at least more interesting than Gilmore’s childish response to his critics, which is nothing more than name-calling.
Excusing the inexcusable
John Gilmore, the EFF board member who boarded an international flight wearing a button proclaiming his contempt for authority and was kicked-off, has naturally come under a lot of criticism for his ridiculous, narcissistic stunt. Lawrence Lessig, a fellow EFF board member, gives Gilmore some space on his blog to try and justify himself, which … Continue reading “Excusing the inexcusable”
I would have hoped that after 9/11 everyone would have grown up just a little. Ho ho, fat chance. John Gilmore is giving narcissism a bad name with his antics and his excuses.