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Notch back in the day, now this dude who I had immense respect and admiration for. At least we still have Kyzrati (please no jinx). And I swear to God if Tarn or Zach ever fall from grace...
This article is written with a very serious slant - the situation is more complex than it lays it out. There are more neutral sources that have written in depth on Uncle Bob's comments and Kovarex's response. I think it's always wise to query a few different view points on such heated topics.
Edit to Add: sag linked a pretty good article above, I'll relink it here: https://nichegamer.com/factorio-founder-kovarex-interview-cancel-culture-and-secret-support/
The political views of a recommended lecturer, and even his own views on cancel culture aren't the issue in my mind. In fact I agree with some of the nuances there.
The notion of rejecting a software lecture for the views of the presenter is kinda dumb. I don't know the content of the lectures, to be fair, but I assume any irrelevant personal views aren't part of it. Lashing out at Kovarex for the recommendation is dumb too, arguably more so.
It's the statutory rape comment that I don't like, which affects the benefit of the doubt as far as his other stances go. Still, I don't think Factorio, or even Kovarex necessarily, should be "cancelled" here. Any backlash for his own comments is fair though.
I see now my comment didn't reflect that as I only meant to convey my own disappointment, which is also nuanced.