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CalChris ◴[] No.18567228[source]
Regina Dugan is a former head of DARPA as well as ATAP. She has an impressive resume. Why would she do something like this? For a not particularly important patent, LED popup books? It seems bizarre.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_E._Dugan

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1. rkangel ◴[] No.18567779[source]
Julian Assange did culture shifting work with Wikileaks, but allegedly sexually assaulted 2 women.

Adrian Peterson is possibly the best running back to ever play in the NFL, but has recently admitted that he still beats his children.

Steve Jobs created products that advanced how we use technology in our every day lives by leaps and bounds, but by all accounts was cruel to his daughter.

People can achieve amazing, important things in their professional life, but it's no indication that they're good people.

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2. dpacmittal ◴[] No.18567832[source]
But this is not a matter of personal vs professional life. What she did was on a professional capacity. Not really comparable to all the examples you gave.