As a matter of principle, I refuse to own a tie. I find ties uncomfortable, so I don't wear them. (...) I think the tie means, 'I will be so subservient as an employee that I will do even totally senseless things just because you tell me to.'
— Richard Stallman Contemporary

Free software zealot, eccentric habits

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Goodreads quotes and personal website, describing his stance on ties and their societal meaning.

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~2000s

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Humorous

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