> Noam is alive. And well. His wife has just confirmed it
Now I’ll never know.
(But maybe the two of them can have a discussion now in the afterlife, now that their worldly egos and public opinion are out of the way.)
> his critique of BF Skinner’s “Verbal Behavior” had been wrong after all
btw, this is in no way proven (or true imo).
It’s a very sad news for many of us. Still, knowing what happens with a massive stroke, I think it’s in his best interest to go. It’s going to be horrible, and the situation with caregivers is even more difficult.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/activist-noam-chomsky-...
He wasn't taken, he lives there according to the Standard. Good for him as well! It's an awesome place to be in. :)
Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40641361 - June 2024 (424 comments)
https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2024/06/the-noam-chomsky-...
New Statesman saying he's died too
Debate about it on the talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Noam_Chomsky#Is_he_dead%3...
https://www.medialens.org/2024/a-message-about-noam-chomsky-...
https://tucson.com/news/local/noam-chomsky-hospitalized-afte...
A new one since last week? Link?
I was too lazy to log out but could see this much from Google search. Pinker said, (28 minutes ago): "Reports today of Noam Chomsky's death (in Jacobin and New Statesman, since taken down) were greatly exaggerated. I have confirmation from..."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Noam_Chomsky#Is_he_dead?
