I think not because lacking any quality that others would consider shitty would suggest they are far too perfect not to be considered shitty.
By whose standards do we decide who is or isn't shitty? And why would 'being shitty' mean they shouldn't be listened to?
There are people less shitty than RMS, yes.
>By whose standards do we decide who is or isn't shitty? And why would 'being shitty' mean they shouldn't be listened to?
Common societal standards. For instance: passionately defending child predation and objectifying women on one's mailing list for years makes one a shitty person by most people's standards[0]. The many anecdotal accounts of him harassing women, if true, would make him a shitty person[1]. His near legendary disregard for hygiene and personal space makes him a shitty person.
It's about time the free software movement, as a culture, separated itself from the cult of its one true prophet. Defending a good idea shouldn't mean defending a bad person.