There is disagreement about whether this is actually true or a hoax/mistake.<p>Discussion on his Wikipedia article's talk page:
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> Noam is alive. And well. His wife has just confirmed it
It was the 90s. I was probably in the ninth grade in a small, sleepy little town in the southernmost part of India called Quilon when Noam Chomsky and his wife showed up on a stage and talked about how life has to change culturally to be a developed nation and how linguistic skills should be at the forefront to succeed.<p>I was probably just 12 years old, but it profoundly impacted this little kid and was etched for the rest of my life.<p>Rest in peace, Mr. Chomsky. You've impacted more people than you can ever imagine.
Rest in peace Mr. Chomsky.<p>PS: There's something utterly contradictory announcing his passing on >Twitter< of all places. He's already rolling in his grave.
Back 20 years ago in college I emailed Chomsky with a number of questions about the global issues of the day. I received a detailed, point-by-point response from him that very evening.<p>For a public intellectual he was really approachable, RIP.
Wikipedia doesn't show him as deceased as of this writing, so I'm inclined to believe that. Multiple news sources report him recovering from a stroke in Brazil, though.
Let’s see how he talks himself out of that one.<p>Seriously, that man had a profound positive influence on my life in so many ways. What a loss. R.I.P.
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